diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
index c0752604da..de17c88a10 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
@@ -246,24 +246,23 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher =
      * {Boolean} The layer state changed since the last redraw() call.
      */
     checkRedraw: function() {
-        var redraw = false;
         if ( !this.layerStates.length ||
              (this.map.layers.length != this.layerStates.length) ) {
-            redraw = true;
-        } else {
-            for (var i=0, len=this.layerStates.length; i<len; i++) {
-                var layerState = this.layerStates[i];
-                var layer = this.map.layers[i];
-                if ( (layerState.name != layer.name) ||
-                     (layerState.inRange != layer.inRange) ||
-                     (layerState.id != layer.id) ||
-                     (layerState.visibility != layer.visibility) ) {
-                    redraw = true;
-                    break;
-                }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        for (var i = 0, len = this.layerStates.length; i < len; i++) {
+            var layerState = this.layerStates[i];
+            var layer = this.map.layers[i];
+            if ( (layerState.name != layer.name) ||
+                 (layerState.inRange != layer.inRange) ||
+                 (layerState.id != layer.id) ||
+                 (layerState.visibility != layer.visibility) ) {
+                return true;
             }
         }
-        return redraw;
+
+        return false;
     },
 
     /**