diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
index 40b57c4c21c..92d1d5b6fa4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
@@ -109,10 +109,9 @@ def timeout(seconds=None, error_message="Timer expired"):
         func = seconds
         seconds = 10
         return decorator(func)
-    else:
-        # If we were called as @timeout([...]) then python itself will take
-        # care of wrapping the inner decorator around the function
-        return decorator
+
+    # If we were called as @timeout([...]) then python itself will take
+    # care of wrapping the inner decorator around the function
 
     return decorator