diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/msc/service/IdentityHashSet.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/msc/service/IdentityHashSet.java
index 67a8aec3b..f208447d7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/msc/service/IdentityHashSet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/msc/service/IdentityHashSet.java
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ private class IdentityHashSetIterator implements Iterator<E> {
         Object table[] = IdentityHashSet.this.table;
 
         public boolean hasNext() {
-            if (hasNext == true)
+            if (hasNext)
                 return true;
 
             Object table[] = this.table;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/msc/service/ServiceControllerImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/msc/service/ServiceControllerImpl.java
index b7be5ae09..aa027912a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/msc/service/ServiceControllerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/msc/service/ServiceControllerImpl.java
@@ -514,17 +514,17 @@ void transition(final ArrayList<Runnable> tasks) {
                 }
                 case ON_DEMAND:
                 case PASSIVE: {
-                    if (demandedByCount > 0 && dependenciesDemanded == false) {
+                    if (demandedByCount > 0 && !dependenciesDemanded) {
                         tasks.add(new DemandDependenciesTask());
                         dependenciesDemanded = true;
-                    } else if (demandedByCount == 0 && dependenciesDemanded == true) {
+                    } else if (demandedByCount == 0 && dependenciesDemanded) {
                         tasks.add(new UndemandDependenciesTask());
                         dependenciesDemanded = false;
                     }
                     break;
                 }
                 case ACTIVE: {
-                    if (dependenciesDemanded == false) {
+                    if (!dependenciesDemanded) {
                         tasks.add(new DemandDependenciesTask());
                         dependenciesDemanded = true;
                     }
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void transition(final ArrayList<Runnable> tasks) {
                 }
                 case UP_to_STOP_REQUESTED: {
                     if (mode == Mode.LAZY && demandedByCount == 0) {
-                        assert dependenciesDemanded == true;
+                        assert dependenciesDemanded;
                         tasks.add(new UndemandDependenciesTask());
                         dependenciesDemanded = false;
                     }