diff --git a/gui/wxpython/gui_core/forms.py b/gui/wxpython/gui_core/forms.py
index 7172835f001..cadbedce6f9 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/gui_core/forms.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/gui_core/forms.py
@@ -1802,10 +1802,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent, giface, task, id=wx.ID_ANY, frame=None, *args, **kwar
                         value = self._getValue(p)
 
                         if prompt == "layer":
-                            if p.get("element", "layer") == "layer_all":
-                                all = True
-                            else:
-                                all = False
+                            all = bool(p.get("element", "layer") == "layer_all")
                             if p.get("age", "old") == "old":
                                 win = gselect.LayerSelect(
                                     parent=which_panel, all=all, default=p["default"]
diff --git a/gui/wxpython/modules/import_export.py b/gui/wxpython/modules/import_export.py
index db4e3b517a2..c6e3b9c6d42 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/modules/import_export.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/modules/import_export.py
@@ -337,11 +337,9 @@ def AddLayers(self, returncode, cmd=None, userData=None):
         if self.importType == "gdal":
             nBands = int(userData.get("nbands", 1)) if userData else 1
 
-            if UserSettings.Get(group="rasterLayer", key="opaque", subkey="enabled"):
-                nFlag = True
-            else:
-                nFlag = False
-
+            nFlag = bool(
+                UserSettings.Get(group="rasterLayer", key="opaque", subkey="enabled")
+            )
             for i in range(1, nBands + 1):
                 nameOrig = name
                 if nBands > 1:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5ca5276b677..fab94860c3b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -635,7 +635,6 @@ disable = [
     "R0916",  # (too-many-boolean-expressions)
     "R0917",  # (too-many-positional-arguments)
     "R1702",  # (too-many-nested-blocks)
-    "R1703",  # The if statement can be replaced with %s (simplifiable-if-statement)
     "R1704",  # Redefining argument with the local name %r (redefined-argument-from-local)
     "R1705",  # Unnecessary "else" after "return", remove the "else" and de-indent the code inside it (no-else-return)
     "R1710",  # Either all return statements in a function should return an expression, or none of them should. (inconsistent-return-statements)
diff --git a/python/grass/script/task.py b/python/grass/script/task.py
index 758372938e3..5d7355efacb 100644
--- a/python/grass/script/task.py
+++ b/python/grass/script/task.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def _process_module(self):
         self.task.label = self._get_node_text(self.root, "label")
         self.task.description = self._get_node_text(self.root, "description")
 
-    def _process_params(self):
+    def _process_params(self) -> None:
         """Process parameters"""
         for p in self.root.findall("parameter"):
             # gisprompt
@@ -347,15 +347,12 @@ def _process_params(self):
             multiple = p.get("multiple", "no") == "yes"
             required = p.get("required", "no") == "yes"
 
-            if (
+            hidden: bool = bool(
                 self.task.blackList["enabled"]
                 and self.task.name in self.task.blackList["items"]
                 and p.get("name")
                 in self.task.blackList["items"][self.task.name].get("params", [])
-            ):
-                hidden = True
-            else:
-                hidden = False
+            )
 
             self.task.params.append(
                 {
@@ -380,23 +377,17 @@ def _process_params(self):
                 }
             )
 
-    def _process_flags(self):
+    def _process_flags(self) -> None:
         """Process flags"""
         for p in self.root.findall("flag"):
-            if (
+            hidden: bool = bool(
                 self.task.blackList["enabled"]
                 and self.task.name in self.task.blackList["items"]
                 and p.get("name")
                 in self.task.blackList["items"][self.task.name].get("flags", [])
-            ):
-                hidden = True
-            else:
-                hidden = False
-
-            if p.find("suppress_required") is not None:
-                suppress_required = True
-            else:
-                suppress_required = False
+            )
+
+            suppress_required: bool = bool(p.find("suppress_required") is not None)
 
             self.task.flags.append(
                 {