diff --git a/system/Model.php b/system/Model.php
index 767f7de08048..418b3057eeb9 100644
--- a/system/Model.php
+++ b/system/Model.php
@@ -588,11 +588,13 @@ protected function shouldUpdate($data): bool
             return false;
         }
 
+        if ($this->useAutoIncrement === true) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         // When useAutoIncrement feature is disabled, check
         // in the database if given record already exists
-        return $this->useAutoIncrement
-                ? true
-                : $this->where($this->primaryKey, $this->getIdValue($data))->countAllResults() === 1;
+        return $this->where($this->primaryKey, $this->getIdValue($data))->countAllResults() === 1;
     }
 
     /**