diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/AbstractJpaQuery.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/AbstractJpaQuery.java
index e2e79944d..205c58502 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/AbstractJpaQuery.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/AbstractJpaQuery.java
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractJpaQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 
 		if (method.isModifyingQuery()) {
 			return new ModifyingExecution(method, em);
-		} else {
-			return new SingleEntityExecution();
 		}
+
+		return new SingleEntityExecution();
 	}
 
 	/**