diff --git a/lib/rules/link-req-noopener.js b/lib/rules/link-req-noopener.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/rules/link-req-noopener.js
+++ b/lib/rules/link-req-noopener.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
 module.exports.lint = function (element, opts) {
     function getVal(a, value) {
-        return a && a.value && a.value;
+        return a && a.value;
     }
 
     var noopen = /(^| )(noopener|noreferrer)( |$)/;
Remove redundant condition from link-req-noopener.js