diff --git a/js/src/alert.js b/js/src/alert.js
index bf4eec6f6e4c..4e29be07fb82 100644
--- a/js/src/alert.js
+++ b/js/src/alert.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const Alert = (($) => {
 
     _getRootElement(element) {
       const targets = Util.getTargets(element)
-      return targets && targets.length > 0 ? targets[0] : $(element).closest(`.${ClassName.ALERT}`)[0]
+      return targets && targets.length ? targets[0] : $(element).closest(`.${ClassName.ALERT}`)[0]
     }
 
     _triggerCloseEvent(element) {
diff --git a/js/src/dropdown.js b/js/src/dropdown.js
index 9b924a935924..c0ed46ef81ce 100644
--- a/js/src/dropdown.js
+++ b/js/src/dropdown.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ const Dropdown = (($) => {
 
     static _getParentFromElement(element) {
       const targets = Util.getTargets(element)
-      return targets && targets.length > 0 ? targets[0] : element.parentNode
+      return targets && targets.length ? targets[0] : element.parentNode
     }
 
     static _dataApiKeydownHandler(event) {