diff --git a/tagcmp.go b/tagcmp.go
index 55d248e..430d85e 100644
--- a/tagcmp.go
+++ b/tagcmp.go
@@ -74,11 +74,7 @@ func (t Tag) IsGreaterThan(tag Tag) bool {
 // take into account here, shorter is bigger (i.e. 2.1 < 2.1.1 == false, 2 <
 // 2.1 == false).
 func (t Tag) IsLessThan(tag Tag) bool {
-	if t.IsGreaterThan(tag) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
+	return !t.IsGreaterThan(tag)
 }
 
 // Equals tests Tag equality
@@ -106,11 +102,7 @@ func (t Tag) Equals(tag Tag) bool {
 
 	p1, _ := strconv.Atoi(t.Patch)
 	p2, _ := strconv.Atoi(tag.Patch)
-	if p1 != p2 {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
+	return p1 == p2
 }
 
 // String formats a Tag correctly in string representation