diff --git a/src/effects.js b/src/effects.js
index 147aa065f5..a65283e285 100644
--- a/src/effects.js
+++ b/src/effects.js
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ jQuery.fn.extend( {
 			clearQueue = type;
 			type = undefined;
 		}
-		if ( clearQueue && type !== false ) {
+		if ( clearQueue ) {
 			this.queue( type || "fx", [] );
 		}