diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NMBExpectation.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NMBExpectation.swift
index b3eb09a94..5338a4656 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NMBExpectation.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NMBExpectation.swift
@@ -54,49 +54,49 @@ public class NMBExpectation: NSObject {
     }
 
     @objc public var withTimeout: (TimeInterval) -> NMBExpectation {
-        return ({ timeout in self._timeout = timeout
+        return { timeout in self._timeout = timeout
             return self
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var to: (NMBMatcher) -> Void {
-        return ({ matcher in
+        return { matcher in
             if let pred = matcher as? NMBPredicate {
                 self.expectValue.to(from(objcPredicate: pred))
             } else {
                 self.expectValue.to(ObjCMatcherWrapper(matcher: matcher))
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var toWithDescription: (NMBMatcher, String) -> Void {
-        return ({ matcher, description in
+        return { matcher, description in
             if let pred = matcher as? NMBPredicate {
                 self.expectValue.to(from(objcPredicate: pred), description: description)
             } else {
                 self.expectValue.to(ObjCMatcherWrapper(matcher: matcher), description: description)
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var toNot: (NMBMatcher) -> Void {
-        return ({ matcher in
+        return { matcher in
             if let pred = matcher as? NMBPredicate {
                 self.expectValue.toNot(from(objcPredicate: pred))
             } else {
                 self.expectValue.toNot(ObjCMatcherWrapper(matcher: matcher))
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var toNotWithDescription: (NMBMatcher, String) -> Void {
-        return ({ matcher, description in
+        return { matcher, description in
             if let pred = matcher as? NMBPredicate {
                 self.expectValue.toNot(from(objcPredicate: pred), description: description)
             } else {
                 self.expectValue.toNot(ObjCMatcherWrapper(matcher: matcher), description: description)
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var notTo: (NMBMatcher) -> Void { return toNot }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class NMBExpectation: NSObject {
     @objc public var notToWithDescription: (NMBMatcher, String) -> Void { return toNotWithDescription }
 
     @objc public var toEventually: (NMBMatcher) -> Void {
-        return ({ matcher in
+        return { matcher in
             if let pred = matcher as? NMBPredicate {
                 self.expectValue.toEventually(
                     from(objcPredicate: pred),
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ public class NMBExpectation: NSObject {
                     description: nil
                 )
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var toEventuallyWithDescription: (NMBMatcher, String) -> Void {
-        return ({ matcher, description in
+        return { matcher, description in
             if let pred = matcher as? NMBPredicate {
                 self.expectValue.toEventually(
                     from(objcPredicate: pred),
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ public class NMBExpectation: NSObject {
                     description: description
                 )
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var toEventuallyNot: (NMBMatcher) -> Void {
-        return ({ matcher in
+        return { matcher in
             if let pred = matcher as? NMBPredicate {
                 self.expectValue.toEventuallyNot(
                     from(objcPredicate: pred),
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ public class NMBExpectation: NSObject {
                     description: nil
                 )
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var toEventuallyNotWithDescription: (NMBMatcher, String) -> Void {
-        return ({ matcher, description in
+        return { matcher, description in
             if let pred = matcher as? NMBPredicate {
                 self.expectValue.toEventuallyNot(
                     from(objcPredicate: pred),
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class NMBExpectation: NSObject {
                     description: description
                 )
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var toNotEventually: (NMBMatcher) -> Void {
diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Expression.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Expression.swift
index b6b2ee30f..dcc42e4e3 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Expression.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Expression.swift
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import Foundation
 // closure once; even if repeat calls to the returned closure
 internal func memoizedClosure<T>(_ closure: @escaping () throws -> T) -> (Bool) throws -> T {
     var cache: T?
-    return ({ withoutCaching in
+    return { withoutCaching in
         if withoutCaching || cache == nil {
             cache = try closure()
         }
         return cache!
-    })
+    }
 }
 
 /// Expression represents the closure of the value inside expect(...).
diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/BeCloseTo.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/BeCloseTo.swift
index c82d1972e..4396180a4 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/BeCloseTo.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/BeCloseTo.swift
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ public class NMBObjCBeCloseToMatcher: NSObject, NMBMatcher {
     }
 
     @objc public var within: (CDouble) -> NMBObjCBeCloseToMatcher {
-        return ({ delta in
+        return { delta in
             return NMBObjCBeCloseToMatcher(expected: self._expected, within: delta)
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/MatcherProtocols.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/MatcherProtocols.swift
index 202e6db1f..21ffd7719 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/MatcherProtocols.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/MatcherProtocols.swift
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ extension Matcher {
     }
 
     var toClosure: (Expression<ValueType>, FailureMessage, Bool) throws -> Bool {
-        return ({ expr, msg, expectedResult in
+        return { expr, msg, expectedResult in
             if expectedResult {
                 return try self.matches(expr, failureMessage: msg)
             } else {
                 return try self.doesNotMatch(expr, failureMessage: msg)
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/RaisesException.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/RaisesException.swift
index f4ce64e99..4dd930442 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/RaisesException.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Matchers/RaisesException.swift
@@ -161,47 +161,47 @@ public class NMBObjCRaiseExceptionMatcher: NSObject, NMBMatcher {
     }
 
     @objc public var named: (_ name: String) -> NMBObjCRaiseExceptionMatcher {
-        return ({ name in
+        return { name in
             return NMBObjCRaiseExceptionMatcher(
                 name: name,
                 reason: self._reason,
                 userInfo: self._userInfo,
                 block: self._block
             )
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var reason: (_ reason: String?) -> NMBObjCRaiseExceptionMatcher {
-        return ({ reason in
+        return { reason in
             return NMBObjCRaiseExceptionMatcher(
                 name: self._name,
                 reason: reason,
                 userInfo: self._userInfo,
                 block: self._block
             )
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var userInfo: (_ userInfo: NSDictionary?) -> NMBObjCRaiseExceptionMatcher {
-        return ({ userInfo in
+        return { userInfo in
             return NMBObjCRaiseExceptionMatcher(
                 name: self._name,
                 reason: self._reason,
                 userInfo: userInfo,
                 block: self._block
             )
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     @objc public var satisfyingBlock: (_ block: ((NSException) -> Void)?) -> NMBObjCRaiseExceptionMatcher {
-        return ({ block in
+        return { block in
             return NMBObjCRaiseExceptionMatcher(
                 name: self._name,
                 reason: self._reason,
                 userInfo: self._userInfo,
                 block: block
             )
-        })
+        }
     }
 }