diff --git a/python/common/org/python/types/Int.java b/python/common/org/python/types/Int.java
index 9ace125d62..b45517e6ad 100644
--- a/python/common/org/python/types/Int.java
+++ b/python/common/org/python/types/Int.java
@@ -542,11 +542,7 @@ public org.python.Object __ror__(org.python.Object other) {
         __doc__ = ""
     )
     public org.python.Object __neg__() {
-        if (this.value < 0) {
-            return new org.python.types.Int(this.value);
-        } else {
-            return new org.python.types.Int(-this.value);
-        }
+        return new org.python.types.Int(-this.value);
     }
 
     @org.python.Method(