diff --git a/routers/repo/issue.go b/routers/repo/issue.go
index cd519b690..87b11c206 100644
--- a/routers/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/repo/issue.go
@@ -922,9 +922,7 @@ func NewComment(ctx *context.Context, form auth.CreateCommentForm) {
 			// Check for open dependencies
 			if form.Status == "close" {
 
-				canbeClosed := models.IssueNoDependenciesLeft(issue)
-
-				if !canbeClosed {
+				if models.IssueNoDependenciesLeft(issue) {
 					if issue.IsPull {
 						ctx.Flash.Error("You need to close all issues blocking this pull request before you can merge it!")
 						ctx.Redirect(fmt.Sprintf("%s/pulls/%d", ctx.Repo.RepoLink, issue.Index))
diff --git a/routers/repo/pull.go b/routers/repo/pull.go
index caeddaa00..ef7096863 100644
--- a/routers/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/repo/pull.go
@@ -428,9 +428,8 @@ func MergePullRequest(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	pr.Issue = issue
 	pr.Issue.Repo = ctx.Repo.Repository
-	canbeClosed := models.IssueNoDependenciesLeft(issue)
 
-	if !canbeClosed {
+	if !models.IssueNoDependenciesLeft(issue) {
 		ctx.Flash.Error("You need to close all issues blocking this pull request before you can merge it!")
 		ctx.Redirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/pulls/" + com.ToStr(pr.Index))
 		return