diff --git a/lib/resources/registry_key.rb b/lib/resources/registry_key.rb
index a6c6e19ff..afacea805 100644
--- a/lib/resources/registry_key.rb
+++ b/lib/resources/registry_key.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class RegistryKey < Inspec.resource(1)
     val = registry_value(@reg_key, meth)
 
     # verify data
-    if (val[:exit_code] == 0)
+    if val[:exit_code] == 0
       return convert_value(val[:data])
     else
       return nil
diff --git a/lib/resources/security_policy.rb b/lib/resources/security_policy.rb
index 38199fe9e..7683b74af 100644
--- a/lib/resources/security_policy.rb
+++ b/lib/resources/security_policy.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class SecurityPolicy < Inspec.resource(1)
 
   def method_missing(method)
     # load data if needed
-    if (@loaded == false)
+    if @loaded == false
       load
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/simpleconfig.rb b/lib/utils/simpleconfig.rb
index c4c6129ad..9eddbfc8b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/simpleconfig.rb
+++ b/lib/utils/simpleconfig.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SimpleConfig
     start_idx = 2
     i = 0
     count = values - 1
-    return match[start_idx] if (values == 1)
+    return match[start_idx] if values == 1
 
     # iterate over expected parameters
     values = []