diff --git a/lib/handlebars/base.js b/lib/handlebars/base.js
index 7d6c1ce2..583f88c2 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/base.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/base.js
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('each', function(context, fn, inverse) {
 });
 
 Handlebars.registerHelper('if', function(context, fn, inverse) {
-  var condition = typeof context === "function" ? context.call(this) : context;
-  if(!condition || condition == []) {
+  if(!context || context == []) {
     return inverse(this);
   } else {
     return fn(this);