diff --git a/swift/common/db_replicator.py b/swift/common/db_replicator.py
index 7115a8afe4..1be17c9fc3 100644
--- a/swift/common/db_replicator.py
+++ b/swift/common/db_replicator.py
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ class ReplConnection(BufferedHTTPConnection):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, node, partition, hash_, logger):
-        ""
         self.logger = logger
         self.node = node
         host = "%s:%s" % (node['replication_ip'], node['replication_port'])
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ class Replicator(Daemon):
                     return False
         with Timeout(replicate_timeout or self.node_timeout):
             response = http.replicate(replicate_method, local_id)
-        return response and response.status >= 200 and response.status < 300
+        return response and 200 <= response.status < 300
 
     def _usync_db(self, point, broker, http, remote_id, local_id):
         """
@@ -342,7 +341,7 @@ class Replicator(Daemon):
         else:
             with Timeout(self.node_timeout):
                 response = http.replicate('merge_syncs', sync_table)
-            if response and response.status >= 200 and response.status < 300:
+            if response and 200 <= response.status < 300:
                 broker.merge_syncs([{'remote_id': remote_id,
                                      'sync_point': point}],
                                    incoming=False)
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ class Replicator(Daemon):
                                   different_region=different_region)
         elif response.status == HTTP_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE:
             raise DriveNotMounted()
-        elif response.status >= 200 and response.status < 300:
+        elif 200 <= response.status < 300:
             rinfo = json.loads(response.data)
             local_sync = broker.get_sync(rinfo['id'], incoming=False)
             if self._in_sync(rinfo, info, broker, local_sync):
@@ -507,8 +506,7 @@ class Replicator(Daemon):
         # than the put_timestamp, and there are no objects.
         delete_timestamp = Timestamp(info.get('delete_timestamp') or 0)
         put_timestamp = Timestamp(info.get('put_timestamp') or 0)
-        if delete_timestamp < (now - self.reclaim_age) and \
-                delete_timestamp > put_timestamp and \
+        if (now - self.reclaim_age) > delete_timestamp > put_timestamp and \
                 info['count'] in (None, '', 0, '0'):
             if self.report_up_to_date(info):
                 self.delete_db(broker)