diff --git a/tests/unit/wordpress_mock.py b/tests/unit/wordpress_mock.py
index 2be57858..6d8d3edf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/wordpress_mock.py
+++ b/tests/unit/wordpress_mock.py
@@ -650,8 +650,7 @@ def _mock_wp_update_database(self, _cmd):
         """Simulate ``wp core update-db`` command execution in the container."""
         if self._fail_wp_update_database:
             return ExecProcessMock(return_code=1, stdout="", stderr="")
-        else:
-            return ExecProcessMock(return_code=0, stdout="", stderr="")
+        return ExecProcessMock(return_code=0, stdout="", stderr="")
 
     def __getattr__(self, item):
         """Passthrough anything else to :class:`ops.charm.model.Container`.