diff --git a/src/openai/pagination.py b/src/openai/pagination.py
index 4dd3788aa3..0430b0947f 100644
--- a/src/openai/pagination.py
+++ b/src/openai/pagination.py
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ class SyncPage(BaseSyncPage[_T], BasePage[_T], Generic[_T]):
 
     @override
     def _get_page_items(self) -> List[_T]:
-        data = self.data
-        if not data:
-            return []
-        return data
+        return self.data if self.data else []
 
     @override
     def next_page_info(self) -> None: