diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6d2fcc9..f39fca0 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ const suspectConstructorRx = /"(?:c|\\u0063)(?:o|\\u006[Ff])(?:n|\\u006[Ee])(?:s
 
 function _parse (text, reviver, options) {
   // Normalize arguments
-  if (options == null) {
-    if (reviver !== null && typeof reviver === 'object') {
-      options = reviver
-      reviver = undefined
-    }
+  if (options == null && reviver !== null && typeof reviver === 'object') {
+    options = reviver
+    reviver = undefined
   }
 
   if (hasBuffer && Buffer.isBuffer(text)) {