diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/SchemaShell.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/SchemaShell.php
index c45988b67..314502af4 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/SchemaShell.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/SchemaShell.php
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class SchemaShell extends AppShell {
 		$this->out("\n" . __d('cake_console', 'The following table(s) will be dropped.'));
 		$this->out(array_keys($drop));
 
-		if ('y' == $this->in(__d('cake_console', 'Are you sure you want to drop the table(s)?'), array('y', 'n'), 'n')) {
+		if ($this->in(__d('cake_console', 'Are you sure you want to drop the table(s)?'), array('y', 'n'), 'n') === 'y') {
 			$this->out(__d('cake_console', 'Dropping table(s).'));
 			$this->_run($drop, 'drop', $Schema);
 		}
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class SchemaShell extends AppShell {
 		$this->out("\n" . __d('cake_console', 'The following table(s) will be created.'));
 		$this->out(array_keys($create));
 
-		if ('y' == $this->in(__d('cake_console', 'Are you sure you want to create the table(s)?'), array('y', 'n'), 'y')) {
+		if ($this->in(__d('cake_console', 'Are you sure you want to create the table(s)?'), array('y', 'n'), 'y') === 'y') {
 			$this->out(__d('cake_console', 'Creating table(s).'));
 			$this->_run($create, 'create', $Schema);
 		}
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class SchemaShell extends AppShell {
 
 		$this->out("\n" . __d('cake_console', 'The following statements will run.'));
 		$this->out(array_map('trim', $contents));
-		if ('y' == $this->in(__d('cake_console', 'Are you sure you want to alter the tables?'), array('y', 'n'), 'n')) {
+		if ($this->in(__d('cake_console', 'Are you sure you want to alter the tables?'), array('y', 'n'), 'n') === 'y') {
 			$this->out();
 			$this->out(__d('cake_console', 'Updating Database...'));
 			$this->_run($contents, 'update', $Schema);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
index 0ff102454..525149398 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ class ModelTask extends BakeTask {
 					$prompt = "{$model->name} {$type} {$assoc['alias']}?";
 					$response = $this->in($prompt, array('y', 'n'), 'y');
 
-					if ('n' == strtolower($response)) {
+					if (strtolower($response) === 'n') {
 						unset($associations[$type][$i]);
 					} elseif ($type === 'hasMany') {
 						unset($associations['hasOne'][$i]);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ViewTask.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ViewTask.php
index 38ceb5c5c..e38fd2ab0 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ViewTask.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ViewTask.php
@@ -335,9 +335,8 @@ class ViewTask extends BakeTask {
 		if (strtolower($looksGood) === 'y') {
 			$this->bake($action, ' ');
 			return $this->_stop();
-		} else {
-			$this->out(__d('cake_console', 'Bake Aborted.'));
 		}
+		$this->out(__d('cake_console', 'Bake Aborted.'));
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Controller/Scaffold.php b/lib/Cake/Controller/Scaffold.php
index 477b8c9d5..c63ab7b32 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Controller/Scaffold.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Controller/Scaffold.php
@@ -252,10 +252,9 @@ class Scaffold {
 						return $this->_sendMessage($message);
 					}
 					return $this->controller->afterScaffoldSaveError($action);
-				} else {
-					if ($this->_validSession) {
-						$this->controller->Session->setFlash(__d('cake', 'Please correct errors below.'));
-					}
+				}
+				if ($this->_validSession) {
+					$this->controller->Session->setFlash(__d('cake', 'Please correct errors below.'));
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
index 09418910b..d90f9e52a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
@@ -1255,11 +1255,11 @@ class Model extends Object implements CakeEventListener {
 			isset($data['meridian']) &&
 			!empty($data['hour']) &&
 			$data['hour'] != 12 &&
-			'pm' == $data['meridian']
+			$data['meridian'] === 'pm'
 		) {
 			$data['hour'] = $data['hour'] + 12;
 		}
-		if (isset($data['hour']) && isset($data['meridian']) && $data['hour'] == 12 && 'am' == $data['meridian']) {
+		if (isset($data['hour']) && isset($data['meridian']) && $data['hour'] == 12 && $data['meridian'] === 'am') {
 			$data['hour'] = '00';
 		}
 		if ($type === 'time') {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/Hash.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/Hash.php
index 607158b94..a0f64ebee 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/Hash.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/Hash.php
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class Hash {
 			} else {
 				return null;
 			}
-
 		}
 		return $data;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
index cea2ea1f1..1f6773bd3 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
@@ -731,9 +731,8 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 			$tag = is_string($options['wrap']) ? $options['wrap'] : 'div';
 			unset($options['wrap']);
 			return $this->Html->tag($tag, $error, $options);
-		} else {
-			return $error;
 		}
+		return $error;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/HtmlHelper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/HtmlHelper.php
index 9ad868eac..5dd729f4f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/HtmlHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/HtmlHelper.php
@@ -289,9 +289,8 @@ class HtmlHelper extends AppHelper {
 
 		if (empty($options['block'])) {
 			return $out;
-		} else {
-			$this->_View->append($options['block'], $out);
 		}
+		$this->_View->append($options['block'], $out);
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -451,9 +450,8 @@ class HtmlHelper extends AppHelper {
 
 		if (empty($options['block'])) {
 			return $out;
-		} else {
-			$this->_View->append($options['block'], $out);
 		}
+		$this->_View->append($options['block'], $out);
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -674,9 +672,8 @@ class HtmlHelper extends AppHelper {
 				}
 			}
 			return implode($separator, $out);
-		} else {
-			return null;
 		}
+		return null;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/basics.php b/lib/Cake/basics.php
index 538de3f00..14b31cb14 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/basics.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/basics.php
@@ -470,29 +470,6 @@ if (!function_exists('clearCache')) {
 					return false;
 				}
 
-				foreach ($files as $file) {
-					if (is_file($file) && strrpos($file, DS . 'empty') !== strlen($file) - 6) {
-						//@codingStandardsIgnoreStart
-						@unlink($file);
-						//@codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
-					}
-				}
-				return true;
-			} else {
-				$cache = array(
-					CACHE . $type . DS . '*' . $params . $ext,
-					CACHE . $type . DS . '*' . $params . '_*' . $ext
-				);
-				$files = array();
-				while ($search = array_shift($cache)) {
-					$results = glob($search);
-					if ($results !== false) {
-						$files = array_merge($files, $results);
-					}
-				}
-				if (empty($files)) {
-					return false;
-				}
 				foreach ($files as $file) {
 					if (is_file($file) && strrpos($file, DS . 'empty') !== strlen($file) - 6) {
 						//@codingStandardsIgnoreStart
@@ -502,6 +479,29 @@ if (!function_exists('clearCache')) {
 				}
 				return true;
 			}
+			$cache = array(
+				CACHE . $type . DS . '*' . $params . $ext,
+				CACHE . $type . DS . '*' . $params . '_*' . $ext
+			);
+			$files = array();
+			while ($search = array_shift($cache)) {
+				$results = glob($search);
+				if ($results !== false) {
+					$files = array_merge($files, $results);
+				}
+			}
+			if (empty($files)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			foreach ($files as $file) {
+				if (is_file($file) && strrpos($file, DS . 'empty') !== strlen($file) - 6) {
+					//@codingStandardsIgnoreStart
+					@unlink($file);
+					//@codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+
 		} elseif (is_array($params)) {
 			foreach ($params as $file) {
 				clearCache($file, $type, $ext);