diff --git a/src/sage/plot/arrow.py b/src/sage/plot/arrow.py
index 8e6c8c6b470..a2e4030aa99 100644
--- a/src/sage/plot/arrow.py
+++ b/src/sage/plot/arrow.py
@@ -405,10 +405,7 @@ def __call__(self, renderer, gc, tpath, affine, rgbFace):
                     vert1, code1 = path.vertices, path.codes
                     import numpy as np
 
-                    if np.array_equal(vert1, tpath.vertices) and np.array_equal(code1, tpath.codes):
-                        return True
-                    else:
-                        return False
+                    return np.array_equal(vert1, tpath.vertices) and np.array_equal(code1, tpath.codes)
 
 
             class ConditionalStroke(pe.RendererBase):