diff --git a/nornir/core/filter.py b/nornir/core/filter.py
index 91665f0b..a4300cde 100644
--- a/nornir/core/filter.py
+++ b/nornir/core/filter.py
@@ -80,28 +80,27 @@ def _verify_rules(data: Any, rule: List[str], value: Any) -> bool:
             if hasattr(data, operator):
                 return getattr(data, operator)(value) is True
 
-            elif hasattr(data, rule[0]):
+            if hasattr(data, rule[0]):
                 if callable(getattr(data, rule[0])):
                     return bool(getattr(data, rule[0])(value))
+                return bool(getattr(data, rule[0]) == value)
 
-                else:
-                    return bool(getattr(data, rule[0]) == value)
-
-            elif rule == ["in"]:
+            if rule == ["in"]:
                 return bool(data in value)
-            elif rule == ["any"]:
+
+            if rule == ["any"]:
                 if isinstance(data, list):
                     return any([x in data for x in value])
-                else:
-                    return any([x == data for x in value])
-            elif rule == ["all"]:
+                return any([x == data for x in value])
+
+            if rule == ["all"]:
                 if isinstance(data, list):
                     return all([x in data for x in value])
-                else:
-                    # it doesn't make sense to check a single value meets more than one case
-                    return False
-            else:
-                return bool(data.get(rule[0]) == value)
+
+                # it doesn't make sense to check a single value meets more than one case
+                return False
+
+            return bool(data.get(rule[0]) == value)
 
         else:
             raise Exception("I don't know how I got here:\n{}\n{}\n{}".format(data, rule, value))
diff --git a/nornir/core/inventory.py b/nornir/core/inventory.py
index 524e7b35..f47b28fa 100644
--- a/nornir/core/inventory.py
+++ b/nornir/core/inventory.py
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ class ParentGroups(List["Group"]):
     def __contains__(self, value: object) -> bool:
         if isinstance(value, str):
             return any([value == g.name for g in self])
-        else:
-            return any([value == g for g in self])
+
+        return any([value == g for g in self])
 
     def add(self, group: "Group") -> None:
         """
@@ -318,8 +318,7 @@ def has_parent_group(self, group: Union[str, "Group"]) -> bool:
         if isinstance(group, str):
             return self._has_parent_group_by_name(group)
 
-        else:
-            return self._has_parent_group_by_object(group)
+        return self._has_parent_group_by_object(group)
 
     def _has_parent_group_by_name(self, group: str) -> bool:
         for g in self.groups:
@@ -362,8 +361,8 @@ def __getattribute__(self, name: str) -> Any:
                     return r
 
             return object.__getattribute__(self.defaults, name)
-        else:
-            return v
+
+        return v
 
     def __bool__(self) -> bool:
         return bool(self.name)
diff --git a/nornir/core/task.py b/nornir/core/task.py
index 2000881d..27e61fd6 100644
--- a/nornir/core/task.py
+++ b/nornir/core/task.py
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
         if self.exception:
             return str(self.exception)
 
-        else:
-            return str(self.result)
+        return str(self.result)
 
 
 class MultiResult(List[Result]):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 52b3cdb9..34e8f668 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ ignore = [
     "PTH120",  # `os.path.dirname()` should be replaced by `Path.parent`
     "PTH123",  # `open()` should be replaced by `Path.open()`
     "PYI036",  # The first argument in `__exit__` should be annotated with `object` or `type[BaseException] | None`
-    "RET505",  # Unnecessary `else` after `return` statement
     "RET504",  # Unnecessary assignment before `return` statement
     "RSE102",  # Unnecessary parentheses on raised exception
     "RUF001",  # String contains ambiguous `–` (EN DASH). Did you mean `-` (HYPHEN-MINUS)?