diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ce2d431..8e4d54b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,23 +1,12 @@
-function reverseString(word) {
-  // create an array from the input string
-  const wordArray = word.split("");
-  // reverse the array
-  const reversedWordArray = wordArray.reverse();
-  // create a string from the reversed array
-  const reversedWord = reversedWordArray.join("");
-  // return the reversed string
-  return reversedWord;
-}
-
 function isPalindrome(word) {
   // reverse the input string
   const reversedWord = reverseString(word);
-  // if the reversed string is the same as the input
-  if (word === reversedWord) {
-    return true;
-  } else {
-    return false;
-  }
+  // compare the reversed string to the input
+  return word === reversedWord;
+}
+
+function reverseString(word) {
+  return word.split("").reverse().join("");
 }
 
 /*