diff --git a/src/components/themes/lyra/Lyra3CoversTheme.cpp b/src/components/themes/lyra/Lyra3CoversTheme.cpp
index 44a2f5ed70..68d8b2345f 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/lyra/Lyra3CoversTheme.cpp
+++ b/src/components/themes/lyra/Lyra3CoversTheme.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ void Lyra3CoversTheme::drawRecentBookCover(GfxRenderer& renderer, Rect rect, con
               hasCover = false;
             }
             file.close();
-          } else {
-            hasCover = false;
           }
         }
         // Draw either way
diff --git a/src/components/themes/lyra/LyraTheme.cpp b/src/components/themes/lyra/LyraTheme.cpp
index 115f2471ec..e762af4262 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/lyra/LyraTheme.cpp
+++ b/src/components/themes/lyra/LyraTheme.cpp
@@ -463,8 +463,6 @@ void LyraTheme::drawRecentBookCover(GfxRenderer& renderer, Rect rect, const std:
             hasCover = false;
           }
           file.close();
-        } else {
-          hasCover = false;
         }
       }