diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/modifyinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/modifyinteraction.js
index f850f63a4a..de04fdc1d1 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/modifyinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/modifyinteraction.js
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ ol.interaction.Modify.handleDownEvent_ = function(evt) {
         new ol.interaction.ModifyEvent(ol.ModifyEventType.MODIFYSTART,
         this.features_, evt));
   }
-  return this.vertexFeature_ !== null;
+  return !!this.vertexFeature_;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 98da3c3a3f..0d39b53552 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.isDef = function() {
  * @return {boolean} Is rendered.
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.isRendered = function() {
-  return this.frameState_ !== null;
+  return !!this.frameState_;
 };