diff --git a/Shared/ArticleRendering/ArticleRenderer.swift b/Shared/ArticleRendering/ArticleRenderer.swift
index 99dbaead5..ab0883e3f 100644
--- a/Shared/ArticleRendering/ArticleRenderer.swift
+++ b/Shared/ArticleRendering/ArticleRenderer.swift
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ private extension ArticleRenderer {
 
 	static let defaultTemplate: String = {
 		let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "template", ofType: "html")!
-		let s = try! String(contentsOfFile: path, encoding: .utf8)
-		return s as String
+		return try! String(contentsOfFile: path, encoding: .utf8)
 	}()
 
 	func styleString() -> String {
diff --git a/Shared/ArticleStyles/ArticleTheme.swift b/Shared/ArticleStyles/ArticleTheme.swift
index 9c1e031a1..9c3cd69f5 100644
--- a/Shared/ArticleStyles/ArticleTheme.swift
+++ b/Shared/ArticleStyles/ArticleTheme.swift
@@ -87,10 +87,7 @@ struct ArticleTheme: Equatable {
 		}
 
 		var encoding = String.Encoding.utf8
-		if let s = try? String(contentsOfFile: f, usedEncoding: &encoding) {
-			return s
-		}
-		return nil
+		return try? String(contentsOfFile: f, usedEncoding: &encoding)
 	}
 
 	static func filenameWithThemeSuffixRemoved(_ filename: String) -> String {