diff --git a/lib/puma/cli.rb b/lib/puma/cli.rb
index 3c04b033..a7dd62f0 100644
--- a/lib/puma/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/puma/cli.rb
@@ -57,12 +57,7 @@ module Puma
     end
 
     def restart_on_stop!
-      if @restart_argv
-        @restart = true
-        return true
-      else
-        return false
-      end
+      @restart = true
     end
 
     def generate_restart_data