diff --git a/app/helpers/comments_helper.rb b/app/helpers/comments_helper.rb
index 192b2891a..541fa083b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/comments_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/comments_helper.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ module CommentsHelper
   GSUB_THIS = "FIUSDHVIUSHDVIUBAIUHAPOIUXJM"
   def comment_toggle(post, commenting_disabled=false)
     if post.comments.size <= 3
-      str = link_to "#{t('stream_helper.hide_comments')}", post_comments_path(post.id), :class => "toggle_post_comments"
+      link_to "#{t('stream_helper.hide_comments')}", post_comments_path(post.id), :class => "toggle_post_comments"
     else
-      str = link_to "#{t('stream_helper.show_more_comments', :number => post.comments.size - 3)}", post_comments_path(post.id), :class => "toggle_post_comments"
+      link_to "#{t('stream_helper.show_more_comments', :number => post.comments.size - 3)}", post_comments_path(post.id), :class => "toggle_post_comments"
     end
-    str
   end
 
   # This method memoizes the new comment form in order to avoid the overhead of rendering it on every post.
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ module CommentsHelper
       @commenting_disabled
     elsif defined?(@stream)
       !@stream.can_comment?(post)
-    else 
+    else
       false
     end
   end