diff --git a/Meade.net.Telescope/AstroMaths/AstroMaths.cs b/Meade.net.Telescope/AstroMaths/AstroMaths.cs
index beeb403..9ae12d9 100644
--- a/Meade.net.Telescope/AstroMaths/AstroMaths.cs
+++ b/Meade.net.Telescope/AstroMaths/AstroMaths.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net.AstroMaths
         public double RadiansToDegrees(double radians)
         {
             double degrees = (180 / Math.PI) * radians;
-            return (degrees);
+            return degrees;
         }
 
         //todo convert to extension method
diff --git a/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs b/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
index 2334243..0ebbd3f 100644
--- a/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
+++ b/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
         {
             var currentVersion = _sharedResourcesWrapper.FirmwareVersion;
             var comparison = String.Compare(currentVersion, minVersion, StringComparison.Ordinal);
-            return (comparison >= 0);
+            return comparison >= 0;
         }
 
         public void SetLongFormat(bool setLongFormat)
diff --git a/Meade.net/ClassFactory.cs b/Meade.net/ClassFactory.cs
index caa2b43..a02a47a 100644
--- a/Meade.net/ClassFactory.cs
+++ b/Meade.net/ClassFactory.cs
@@ -156,25 +156,25 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
                 Flags,
                 out _mCookie
                 );
-            return (i == 0);
+            return i == 0;
         }
 
         public bool RevokeClassObject()
         {
             int i = CoRevokeClassObject(_mCookie);
-            return (i == 0);
+            return i == 0;
         }
 
         public static bool ResumeClassObjects()
         {
             int i = CoResumeClassObjects();
-            return (i == 0);
+            return i == 0;
         }
 
         public static bool SuspendClassObjects()
         {
             int i = CoSuspendClassObjects();
-            return (i == 0);
+            return i == 0;
         }
         #endregion
 
diff --git a/Meade.net/SetupDialogForm.cs b/Meade.net/SetupDialogForm.cs
index b58a0f3..290485d 100644
--- a/Meade.net/SetupDialogForm.cs
+++ b/Meade.net/SetupDialogForm.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
                 double newGuideRate = double.Parse(txtGuideRate.Text.Trim());
 
                 const double siderealArcSecondsPerSecond = 15.041;
-                var percentOfSideReal = (newGuideRate / siderealArcSecondsPerSecond * 100);
+                var percentOfSideReal = newGuideRate / siderealArcSecondsPerSecond * 100;
 
                 lblPercentOfSiderealRate.Text = $"({percentOfSideReal:00.0}% of sidereal rate)";
                 _guideRateValid = true;
diff --git a/Meade.net/SharedResources.cs b/Meade.net/SharedResources.cs
index 79eec62..c01a512 100644
--- a/Meade.net/SharedResources.cs
+++ b/Meade.net/SharedResources.cs
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
         public static bool IsConnected(string deviceId)
         {
             if (ConnectedDevices.ContainsKey(deviceId))
-                return (ConnectedDevices[deviceId].Count > 0);
+                return ConnectedDevices[deviceId].Count > 0;
             else
                 return false;
         }