diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/list_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/list_commands.py
index 9e6076dfb..5f53fc824 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/list_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/list_commands.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def start_list_markets(args: Dict[str, Any], pairs_only: bool = False) -> None:
             # human-readable formats.
             print()
 
-        if len(pairs):
+        if pairs:
             if args.get('print_list', False):
                 # print data as a list, with human-readable summary
                 print(f"{summary_str}: {', '.join(pairs.keys())}.")
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index 5b6e2b20d..9c868df2b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ class Exchange:
         while True:
             t = await self._async_fetch_trades(pair,
                                                params={self._trades_pagination_arg: from_id})
-            if len(t):
+            if t:
                 # Skip last id since its the key for the next call
                 trades.extend(t[:-1])
                 if from_id == t[-1][1] or t[-1][0] > until:
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ class Exchange:
         # DEFAULT_TRADES_COLUMNS: 1 -> id
         while True:
             t = await self._async_fetch_trades(pair, since=since)
-            if len(t):
+            if t:
                 since = t[-1][0]
                 trades.extend(t)
                 # Reached the end of the defined-download period