diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_storage.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_storage.php
index 30e2791134..74cb64e76c 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_storage.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_storage.php
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ class acp_storage
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (count($modified_storages))
+			if (!empty($modified_storages))
 			{
-				if (!count($messages))
+				if (empty($messages))
 				{
 					foreach ($modified_storages as $storage_name)
 					{