diff --git a/src/Cursor.cpp b/src/Cursor.cpp
index c641172640..211b8ebacb 100644
--- a/src/Cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/Cursor.cpp
@@ -1341,13 +1341,11 @@ int Cursor::niceInsert(docstring const & t, Parse::flags f, bool enter)
 {
 	MathData ar(buffer());
 	asArray(t, ar, f);
-	if (ar.size() == 1 && (enter || selection())) {
+	if (ar.size() == 1 && (enter || selection()))
 		niceInsert(ar[0]);
-		return 1;
-	} else {
+	else
 		insert(ar);
-		return ar.size();
-	}
+	return ar.size();
 }