diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index 362e9c8..19a68df 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
 
         ret = []
 
-        if self.returnable and len(tree) > 0:
+        if self.returnable:
             el = tree[0]
             if not isinstance(el, ast.stmt):
                 el = tree.pop(0)