diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/exception/NestableRuntimeException.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/exception/NestableRuntimeException.java
index 5a35af807..a1cc45a44 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/exception/NestableRuntimeException.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/exception/NestableRuntimeException.java
@@ -125,9 +125,8 @@ public class NestableRuntimeException extends RuntimeException implements Nestab
     public String getMessage(int index) {
         if (index == 0) {
             return super.getMessage();
-        } else {
-            return delegate.getMessage(index);
         }
+        return delegate.getMessage(index);
     }
 
     /**