diff --git a/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl b/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl
index 58169b59..7a188b01 100644
--- a/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl
@@ -954,12 +954,7 @@ function pgfx_linestyle(linewidth::Real, color, α = 1, linestyle = :solid)
     )
 end
 
-function pgfx_legend_col(s::Symbol)
-    if s == :horizontal
-        return -1
-    end
-    return 1
-end
+function pgfx_legend_col(s::Symbol) = s == :horizontal ? -1 : 1
 pgfx_legend_col(n) = n