diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 881dbf0e24..7e76ada24a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ function transform(inJson) {
 function transform(inJson) {
   var obj = JSON.parse(inJson);
   // only output objects which have an answer to life of 42.
-  if (obj.hasOwnProperty('answerToLife') && obj.answerToLife === 42) {
+  if (obj.answerToLife === 42) {
     return JSON.stringify(obj);
   }
 }