diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index b89149c40..e7a877ccc 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -582,9 +582,8 @@
     },
     name: function(root) {
       var name;
-      if ((name = root.className === 'op' ? $('.postername', root).textContent : $('.commentpostername', root).textContent)) {
-        return filter.test('name', name);
-      }
+      name = root.className === 'op' ? $('.postername', root) : $('.commentpostername', root);
+      return filter.test('name', name.textContent);
     },
     trip: function(root) {
       var trip;
@@ -600,17 +599,13 @@
     },
     sub: function(root) {
       var sub;
-      if ((sub = root.className === 'op' ? $('.filetitle', root).textContent : $('.replytitle', root).textContent)) {
-        return filter.test('sub', sub);
-      }
+      sub = root.className === 'op' ? $('.filetitle', root) : $('.replytitle', root);
+      return filter.test('sub', sub.textContent);
     },
     com: function(root) {
-      var com;
-      if (com = ($.el('a', {
+      return filter.test('com', ($.el('a', {
         innerHTML: $('blockquote', root).innerHTML.replace(/<br>/g, '\n')
-      })).textContent) {
-        return filter.test('com', com);
-      }
+      })).textContent);
     },
     file: function(root) {
       var file;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 250714aa0..4fad8d414 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ filter =
       return true if regexp.test value
 
   name: (root) ->
-    if (name = if root.className is 'op' then $('.postername', root).textContent else $('.commentpostername', root).textContent)
-      filter.test 'name', name
+    name = if root.className is 'op' then $ '.postername', root else $ '.commentpostername', root
+    filter.test 'name', name.textContent
   trip: (root) ->
     if trip = $ '.postertrip', root
       filter.test 'trip', trip.textContent
@@ -424,11 +424,10 @@ filter =
     if mail = $ '.linkmail', root
       filter.test 'mail', mail.href
   sub: (root) ->
-    if (sub = if root.className is 'op' then $('.filetitle', root).textContent else $('.replytitle', root).textContent)
-      filter.test 'sub', sub
+    sub = if root.className is 'op' then $ '.filetitle', root else $ '.replytitle', root
+    filter.test 'sub', sub.textContent
   com: (root) ->
-    if com = ($.el 'a', innerHTML: $('blockquote', root).innerHTML.replace /<br>/g, '\n').textContent
-      filter.test 'com', com
+    filter.test 'com', ($.el 'a', innerHTML: $('blockquote', root).innerHTML.replace /<br>/g, '\n').textContent
   file: (root) ->
     if file = $ '.filesize span', root
       filter.test 'file', file.title