diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardEntityListener.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardEntityListener.java
index aa0e4f85..ae6a2f60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardEntityListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardEntityListener.java
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ private boolean isInvincible(Player player) {
         boolean god = cfg.hasGodMode(player);
         if (wcfg.useRegions) {
             Boolean flag = RegionQueryUtil.isAllowedInvinciblity(plugin, player);
-            boolean allowed = flag == null || flag == Boolean.TRUE;
+            boolean allowed = flag == null || flag == true;
             boolean invincible = RegionQueryUtil.isInvincible(plugin, player);
 
             if (allowed) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/chest/SignChestProtection.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/chest/SignChestProtection.java
index 8e48fd69..465963dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/chest/SignChestProtection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/chest/SignChestProtection.java
@@ -57,23 +57,23 @@ private boolean isProtectedSignAround(Block searchBlock, Player player) {
         
         side = searchBlock;
         res = isProtectedSign(side, player);
-        if (res != null && res == Boolean.TRUE) return res;
+        if (res != null && res) return res;
         
         side = searchBlock.getRelative(-1, 0, 0);
         res = isProtectedSignAndChest(side, player);
-        if (res != null && res == Boolean.TRUE) return res;
+        if (res != null && res) return res;
         
         side = searchBlock.getRelative(1, 0, 0);
         res = isProtectedSignAndChest(side, player);
-        if (res != null && res == Boolean.TRUE) return res;
+        if (res != null && res) return res;
         
         side = searchBlock.getRelative(0, 0, -1);
         res = isProtectedSignAndChest(side, player);
-        if (res != null && res == Boolean.TRUE) return res;
+        if (res != null && res) return res;
         
         side = searchBlock.getRelative(0, 0, 1);
         res = isProtectedSignAndChest(side, player);
-        if (res != null && res == Boolean.TRUE) return res;
+        if (res != null && res) return res;
         
         return false;
     }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ private Boolean isProtectedSignAndChest(Block block, Player player) {
     
     private boolean isProtectedSignAndChestBinary(Block block, Player player) {
         Boolean res = isProtectedSignAndChest(block, player);
-        if (res == null || res == Boolean.FALSE) {
+        if (res == null || !res) {
             return false;
         }
         return true;
@@ -127,23 +127,23 @@ public boolean isAdjacentChestProtected(Block searchBlock, Player player) {
         
         side = searchBlock;
         res = isProtected(side, player);
-        if (res != null && res == Boolean.TRUE) return res;
+        if (res != null && res == true) return res;
         
         side = searchBlock.getRelative(-1, 0, 0);
         res = isProtected(side, player);
-        if (res != null && res == Boolean.TRUE) return res;
+        if (res != null && res == true) return res;
         
         side = searchBlock.getRelative(1, 0, 0);
         res = isProtected(side, player);
-        if (res != null && res == Boolean.TRUE) return res;
+        if (res != null && res == true) return res;
         
         side = searchBlock.getRelative(0, 0, -1);
         res = isProtected(side, player);
-        if (res != null && res == Boolean.TRUE) return res;
+        if (res != null && res == true) return res;
         
         side = searchBlock.getRelative(0, 0, 1);
         res = isProtected(side, player);
-        if (res != null && res == Boolean.TRUE) return res;
+        if (res != null && res == true) return res;
         
         return false;
     }