diff --git a/lib/6to5/util.js b/lib/6to5/util.js
index ec6f5b8df3..f4c689f6af 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/util.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/util.js
@@ -123,19 +123,17 @@ exports.template = function (name, nodes, keepExpression) {
 
   template = _.cloneDeep(template);
 
-  if (nodes) {
-    if (!_.isEmpty(nodes)) {
-      traverse(template, function (node) {
-        if (t.isIdentifier(node) && _.has(nodes, node.name)) {
-          var newNode = nodes[node.name];
-          if (_.isString(newNode)) {
-            node.name = newNode;
-          } else {
-            return newNode;
-          }
+  if (!_.isEmpty(nodes)) {
+    traverse(template, function (node) {
+      if (t.isIdentifier(node) && _.has(nodes, node.name)) {
+        var newNode = nodes[node.name];
+        if (_.isString(newNode)) {
+          node.name = newNode;
+        } else {
+          return newNode;
         }
-      });
-    }
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   var node = template.body[0];