diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/Utils.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/Utils.java
index 9d38cd92a..98388f660 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/Utils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/Utils.java
@@ -270,10 +270,6 @@ public class Utils {
     }
 
     public static boolean isDarkTheme(Context context) {
-        if (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context).getBoolean("theme",true)) {
-            return true;
-        }else {
-            return false;
-        }
+        return PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context).getBoolean("theme",true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ExistingFileAsync.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ExistingFileAsync.java
index 27b9ed8d8..b52af06e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ExistingFileAsync.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ExistingFileAsync.java
@@ -57,12 +57,7 @@ public class ExistingFileAsync extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
         ArrayList<ApiResult> resultNodes = result.getNodes("/api/query/allimages/img");
         Timber.d("Result nodes: %s", resultNodes);
 
-        boolean fileExists;
-        if (!resultNodes.isEmpty()) {
-            fileExists = true;
-        } else {
-            fileExists = false;
-        }
+        boolean fileExists = !resultNodes.isEmpty();
 
         Timber.d("File already exists in Commons: %s", fileExists);
         return fileExists;
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e1a4da9b6..b447932fc 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ compileSdkVersion = android-25
 buildToolsVersion = 25.0.1
 
 minSdkVersion = 15
-# Needs to remain at API 23 until https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues/457
-# is fixed
-targetSdkVersion = 23
+
+targetSdkVersion = 25
 android.useDeprecatedNdk=true
 
 # Library dependencies