diff --git a/util/usr/bin/merge-pacnews b/util/usr/bin/merge-pacnews
index d9f0e85..019f446 100755
--- a/util/usr/bin/merge-pacnews
+++ b/util/usr/bin/merge-pacnews
@@ -2,18 +2,17 @@
 
 files=$(find /etc -type f -name '*.pacnew')
 
-for pacnew in $files
-do
+for pacnew in $files; do
     unprefixed=${pacnew%.pacnew}
 
-    if [[ ! -e "$unprefixed" ]]; then continue; fi
+    if [[ ! -e $unprefixed ]]; then continue; fi
 
     emacs -eval "(emerge-files nil \"$unprefixed\" \"$pacnew\" \"$unprefixed\")"
 
     otime=$(stat -c %Y "$unprefixed")
     ntime=$(stat -c %Y "$pacnew")
 
-    if [[ "$otime" -gt "$ntime" ]]; then
+    if [[ $otime -gt $ntime ]]; then
         rm -v "$pacnew"
     else
         echo "Skipping removal of $pacnew"