diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer.java
index 58461575dace..fd9d4b188642 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer.java
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer
 			context.register(configClasses);
 			return context;
 		}
-		else {
-			return null;
-		}
+		return null;
 	}
 
 	/**