diff --git a/core/commands/ls.go b/core/commands/ls.go
index 130524621..7a732aea7 100644
--- a/core/commands/ls.go
+++ b/core/commands/ls.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ it contains, with the following format:
 
 		paths := req.Arguments()
 
-		dagnodes := make([]*merkledag.Node, 0)
+		var dagnodes []*merkledag.Node
 		for _, fpath := range paths {
 			dagnode, err := core.Resolve(req.Context().Context, node, path.Path(fpath))
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/commands/mount_unix.go b/core/commands/mount_unix.go
index 739e3a6e5..7378d437b 100644
--- a/core/commands/mount_unix.go
+++ b/core/commands/mount_unix.go
@@ -223,9 +223,8 @@ func doMount(node *core.IpfsNode, fsdir, nsdir string) error {
 
 		if err1 != nil {
 			return fmtFuseErr(err1)
-		} else {
-			return fmtFuseErr(err2)
 		}
+		return fmtFuseErr(err2)
 	}
 
 	// setup node state, so that it can be cancelled
diff --git a/core/commands/refs.go b/core/commands/refs.go
index f69e01f06..703a6b679 100644
--- a/core/commands/refs.go
+++ b/core/commands/refs.go
@@ -222,9 +222,8 @@ type RefWriter struct {
 func (rw *RefWriter) WriteRefs(n *dag.Node) (int, error) {
 	if rw.Recursive {
 		return rw.writeRefsRecursive(n)
-	} else {
-		return rw.writeRefsSingle(n)
 	}
+	return rw.writeRefsSingle(n)
 }
 
 func (rw *RefWriter) writeRefsRecursive(n *dag.Node) (int, error) {