diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 8f0bddaf..c0efa2f0 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ disable=raw-checker-failed,
         not-an-iterable,  # TODO: needs better typing info
         protected-access,
         redefined-outer-name,  # needed for test fixtures
-        simplifiable-if-expression,
         subprocess-popen-preexec-fn,
         unexpected-keyword-arg,
         unnecessary-dunder-call,
diff --git a/plugins/connection/docker_api.py b/plugins/connection/docker_api.py
index 754687bb..822eb67e 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/docker_api.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/docker_api.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
             host=self.get_option("remote_addr"),
         )
 
-        need_stdin = True if (in_data is not None) or do_become else False
+        need_stdin = bool((in_data is not None) or do_become)
 
         data = {
             "Container": self.get_option("remote_addr"),
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/module.py b/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/module.py
index 535ed875..f9b630db 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/module.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/module.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Container(DockerBaseClass):
 
     @property
     def exists(self):
-        return True if self.container else False
+        return bool(self.container)
 
     @property
     def removing(self):
diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_container_info.py b/plugins/modules/docker_container_info.py
index 077afe63..648e5dce 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_container_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_container_info.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def main():
 
         client.module.exit_json(
             changed=False,
-            exists=(True if container else False),
+            exists=bool(container),
             container=container,
         )
     except DockerException as e:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_context_info.py b/plugins/modules/docker_context_info.py
index 496c8e81..af33a0fc 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_context_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_context_info.py
@@ -204,10 +204,6 @@ def tls_context_to_json(context):
     }
 
 
-def to_bool(value):
-    return True if value else False
-
-
 def context_to_json(context, current):
     module_config = {}
     if "docker" in context.endpoints:
@@ -240,7 +236,7 @@ def context_to_json(context, current):
                 module_config["validate_certs"] = tls_cfg.verify
                 module_config["tls"] = True
             else:
-                module_config["tls"] = to_bool(endpoint.get("SkipTLSVerify"))
+                module_config["tls"] = bool(endpoint.get("SkipTLSVerify"))
     return {
         "current": current,
         "name": context.name,
diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_network_info.py b/plugins/modules/docker_network_info.py
index 52d4848f..cff0c986 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_network_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_network_info.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def main():
 
         client.module.exit_json(
             changed=False,
-            exists=(True if network else False),
+            exists=bool(network),
             network=network,
         )
     except DockerException as e:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_volume_info.py b/plugins/modules/docker_volume_info.py
index e0f99a50..25a9c77d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_volume_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_volume_info.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def main():
 
         client.module.exit_json(
             changed=False,
-            exists=(True if volume else False),
+            exists=bool(volume),
             volume=volume,
         )
     except DockerException as e: