diff --git a/deluge/common.py b/deluge/common.py
index f4e5dea9d..860828b0d 100644
--- a/deluge/common.py
+++ b/deluge/common.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 import os
 import subprocess
+import platform
 
 import pkg_resources
 import xdg, xdg.BaseDirectory
@@ -117,18 +118,13 @@ def get_default_download_dir():
 def windows_check():
     """Checks if the current platform is Windows.  Returns True if it is Windows
         and False if not."""
-    import platform
-    if platform.system() in ('Windows', 'Microsoft'):
-        return True
-    else:
-        return False
+    return platform.system() in ('Windows', 'Microsoft')
 
 def vista_check():
-    import platform
-    if platform.release() == "Vista":
-        return True
-    else:
-        return False
+    return platform.release() == "Vista"
+
+def osx_check():
+    return platform.system() == "Darwin"
 
 def get_pixmap(fname):
     """Returns a pixmap file included with deluge"""
@@ -358,9 +354,3 @@ def pythonize(var):
         if isinstance(var, klass):
             return klass(var)
     return var
-
-def osx_check():
-    if platform.system() in ("Darwin"):
-        return True
-    else:
-        return False
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 00b76d096..8df6ca94b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,17 +45,10 @@ import platform
 python_version = platform.python_version()[0:3]
 
 def windows_check():
-    import platform
-    if platform.system() in ('Windows', 'Microsoft'):
-        return True
-    else:
-        return False
+    return platform.system() in ('Windows', 'Microsoft')
 
 def osx_check():
-    if platform.system() in ("Darwin"):
-        return True
-    else:
-        return False
+    return platform.system() == "Darwin"
 
 if not os.environ.has_key("CC"):
     os.environ["CC"] = "gcc"