diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/RepoRow.tsx b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/RepoRow.tsx
index 659c139b2..c541127d2 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/RepoRow.tsx
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/RepoRow.tsx
@@ -107,17 +107,7 @@ const canExpand = (
 const canSelect = (
   status: VariantAnalysisRepoStatus | undefined,
   downloadStatus: VariantAnalysisScannedRepositoryDownloadStatus | undefined,
-): boolean => {
-  if (!status) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  if (status !== VariantAnalysisRepoStatus.Succeeded) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return downloadStatus === VariantAnalysisScannedRepositoryDownloadStatus.Succeeded;
-};
+) => status == VariantAnalysisRepoStatus.Succeeded && downloadStatus === VariantAnalysisScannedRepositoryDownloadStatus.Succeeded;
 
 const isExpandableContentLoaded = (
   status: VariantAnalysisRepoStatus | undefined,