diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry/Metrics/MetricReaderExt.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry/Metrics/MetricReaderExt.cs
index 290bbbcdfed..0fede2ab672 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry/Metrics/MetricReaderExt.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry/Metrics/MetricReaderExt.cs
@@ -256,15 +256,8 @@ private static void DeactivateMetric(Metric metric)
     }
 
     private bool TryGetExistingMetric(in MetricStreamIdentity metricStreamIdentity, [NotNullWhen(true)] out Metric? existingMetric)
-    {
-        if (!this.instrumentIdentityToMetric.TryGetValue(metricStreamIdentity, out existingMetric)
-            || !existingMetric.Active)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
+        => this.instrumentIdentityToMetric.TryGetValue(metricStreamIdentity, out existingMetric)
+            && existingMetric.Active;
 
     private void CreateOrUpdateMetricStreamRegistration(in MetricStreamIdentity metricStreamIdentity)
     {