diff --git a/mod/register.php b/mod/register.php
index 4a59277b41..40aa7c1bc4 100644
--- a/mod/register.php
+++ b/mod/register.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function register_post(App $a)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	$netpublish = (((x($_POST, 'profile_publish_reg')) &intval($_POST['profile_publish_reg']) = 1) ? 1 : 0);
+	$netpublish = !empty($_POST['profile_publish_reg']);
 
 	$arr = $_POST;
 
diff --git a/mod/viewcontacts.php b/mod/viewcontacts.php
index 20585676dd..7763dc8bf7 100644
--- a/mod/viewcontacts.php
+++ b/mod/viewcontacts.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function viewcontacts_content(App $a)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	$is_owner = ((local_user() && ($a->profile['profile_uid'] == local_user())) ? true : false);
+	$is_owner = $a->profile['profile_uid'] == local_user();
 
 	$o = "";