diff --git a/cmd/mstdn/main.go b/cmd/mstdn/main.go
index 5ce28ca..2fe5b1e 100644
--- a/cmd/mstdn/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mstdn/main.go
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ var (
 func readFile(filename string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if filename == "-" {
 		return ioutil.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
-	} else {
-		return ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
 	}
+	return ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
 }
 
 func extractText(node *html.Node, w *bytes.Buffer) {