diff --git a/falcon/request.py b/falcon/request.py
index 41027e88d..350e34371 100644
--- a/falcon/request.py
+++ b/falcon/request.py
@@ -1860,10 +1860,7 @@ def has_param(self, name):
 
         """
 
-        if name in self._params:
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
+        return name in self._params
 
     def log_error(self, message):
         """Write an error message to the server's log.