diff --git a/code/_helpers/lists.dm b/code/_helpers/lists.dm
index f8a4b12b96..a6d5ea89af 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/lists.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/lists.dm
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ proc/listgetindex(var/list/list,index)
 	return
 
 proc/islist(list/list)
-	if(istype(list))
-		return 1
-	return 0
+	return(istype(list))
 
 //Return either pick(list) or null if list is not of type /list or is empty
 proc/safepick(list/list)
diff --git a/code/modules/random_map/random_map.dm b/code/modules/random_map/random_map.dm
index f1d7d02637..72d52ae4d0 100644
--- a/code/modules/random_map/random_map.dm
+++ b/code/modules/random_map/random_map.dm
@@ -68,13 +68,11 @@ var/global/list/map_count = list()
 	if(!do_not_announce) admin_notice("<span class='danger'>[capitalize(name)] failed to generate ([round(0.1*(world.timeofday-start_time),0.1)] seconds): could not produce sane map.</span>", R_DEBUG)
 
 /datum/random_map/proc/get_map_cell(var/x,var/y)
-	if(!islist(map))
+	if(!map)
 		set_map_size()
-	var/cell = ((y-1)*limit_x)+x
-	if((cell < 1) || (cell > map.len))
+	. = ((y-1)*limit_x)+x
+	if((. < 1) || (. > map.len))
 		return null
-	else
-		return cell
 
 /datum/random_map/proc/get_map_char(var/value)
 	switch(value)