diff --git a/glance/api/v2/images.py b/glance/api/v2/images.py
index 59eb317cee..3909d51399 100644
--- a/glance/api/v2/images.py
+++ b/glance/api/v2/images.py
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ class ImagesController(object):
         path = change['path']
         path_root = path[0]
         value = change['value']
-        if path_root == 'locations' and value == []:
+        if path_root == 'locations' and not value:
             msg = _("Cannot set locations to empty list.")
             raise webob.exc.HTTPForbidden(msg)
-        elif path_root == 'locations' and value != []:
+        elif path_root == 'locations' and value:
             self._do_replace_locations(image, value)
         elif path_root == 'owner' and req.context.is_admin == False:
             msg = _("Owner can't be updated by non admin.")
diff --git a/glance/tests/unit/test_auth.py b/glance/tests/unit/test_auth.py
index 56a62d4717..4807f14de7 100644
--- a/glance/tests/unit/test_auth.py
+++ b/glance/tests/unit/test_auth.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class V2Token(object):
         service = catalog[-1]
         endpoint_list = []
 
-        if region_list == []:
+        if not region_list:
             endpoint_list.append(self.base_endpoint)
         else:
             for region in region_list: