diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/settings/DefaultMavenSettingsBuilder.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/settings/DefaultMavenSettingsBuilder.java
index d3ffd925ec..5b63317bf5 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/settings/DefaultMavenSettingsBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/settings/DefaultMavenSettingsBuilder.java
@@ -147,12 +147,8 @@ public class DefaultMavenSettingsBuilder
             // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             // path = path.replaceAll( "//", "/" );
 
-            return new File( path ).getAbsoluteFile();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return new File( path ).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
+        return new File( path ).getAbsoluteFile();
     }
 
 }