diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/async_log_helper.h b/include/spdlog/details/async_log_helper.h
index 82282db9..179a3db6 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/async_log_helper.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/async_log_helper.h
@@ -328,13 +328,10 @@ inline bool spdlog::details::async_log_helper::process_next_msg(log_clock::time_
 
     // Handle empty queue..
     // This is the only place where the queue can terminate or flush to avoid losing messages already in the queue
-    else
-    {
-        auto now = details::os::now();
-        handle_flush_interval(now, last_flush);
-        sleep_or_yield(now, last_pop);
-        return !_terminate_requested;
-    }
+    auto now = details::os::now();
+    handle_flush_interval(now, last_flush);
+    sleep_or_yield(now, last_pop);
+    return !_terminate_requested;
 }
 
 // flush all sinks if _flush_interval_ms has expired
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/os.h b/include/spdlog/details/os.h
index 1f44e680..a3597ca6 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/os.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/os.h
@@ -403,10 +403,7 @@ inline std::string errno_to_string(char buf[256], int res)
     {
         return std::string(buf);
     }
-    else
-    {
-        return "Unknown error";
-    }
+    return "Unknown error";
 }
 
 // Return errno string (thread safe)
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h
index 72f29270..86c89370 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h
@@ -662,10 +662,10 @@ inline void spdlog::pattern_formatter::handle_flag(char flag)
 
 inline std::tm spdlog::pattern_formatter::get_time(details::log_msg& msg)
 {
-    if (_pattern_time == pattern_time_type::local)
+    if (_pattern_time == pattern_time_type::local) {
         return details::os::localtime(log_clock::to_time_t(msg.time));
-    else
-        return details::os::gmtime(log_clock::to_time_t(msg.time));
+    }
+    return details::os::gmtime(log_clock::to_time_t(msg.time));
 }
 
 inline void spdlog::pattern_formatter::format(details::log_msg& msg)
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/file_sinks.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/file_sinks.h
index 0266f9ae..929ec30d 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/file_sinks.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/file_sinks.h
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ private:
         date.tm_min = _rotation_m;
         date.tm_sec = 0;
         auto rotation_time = std::chrono::system_clock::from_time_t(std::mktime(&date));
-        if (rotation_time > now)
+        if (rotation_time > now) {
             return rotation_time;
-        else
-            return std::chrono::system_clock::time_point(rotation_time + std::chrono::hours(24));
+        }
+        return std::chrono::system_clock::time_point(rotation_time + std::chrono::hours(24));
     }
 
     filename_t _base_filename;