diff --git a/rewrite-core/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/RecipeScheduler.java b/rewrite-core/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/RecipeScheduler.java
index 4b272f878fd..e802c4000d9 100644
--- a/rewrite-core/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/RecipeScheduler.java
+++ b/rewrite-core/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/RecipeScheduler.java
@@ -167,9 +167,7 @@ default <S extends SourceFile> List<S> scheduleVisit(RecipeRunStats runStats,
                             continue nextTest;
                         }
                     }
-                    if (!before.isEmpty()) {
-                        return before;
-                    }
+                    return before;
                 }
             }
         } catch (Throwable t) {