diff --git a/awx/main/signals.py b/awx/main/signals.py
index cf65401c0c..998f28cc11 100644
--- a/awx/main/signals.py
+++ b/awx/main/signals.py
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def activity_stream_create(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
         if isinstance(instance, InventorySource) and instance.deprecated_group:
             return
         _type = type(instance)
-        if hasattr(_type, '_deferred', False):
+        if hasattr(_type, '_deferred'):
             return
         object1 = camelcase_to_underscore(instance.__class__.__name__)
         changes = model_to_dict(instance, model_serializer_mapping)
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ def activity_stream_update(sender, instance, **kwargs):
     if changes is None:
         return
     _type = type(instance)
-    if hasattr(_type, '_deferred', False):
+    if hasattr(_type, '_deferred'):
         return
     object1 = camelcase_to_underscore(instance.__class__.__name__)
     activity_entry = ActivityStream(
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ def activity_stream_delete(sender, instance, **kwargs):
     if isinstance(instance, Inventory) and not kwargs.get('inventory_delete_flag', False):
         return
     _type = type(instance)
-    if hasattr(_type, '_deferred', False):
+    if hasattr(_type, '_deferred'):
         return
     changes = model_to_dict(instance)
     object1 = camelcase_to_underscore(instance.__class__.__name__)
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ def activity_stream_associate(sender, instance, **kwargs):
             return
         obj1 = instance
         _type = type(instance)
-        if hasattr(_type, '_deferred', False):
+        if hasattr(_type, '_deferred'):
             return
         object1=camelcase_to_underscore(obj1.__class__.__name__)
         obj_rel = sender.__module__ + "." + sender.__name__
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ def activity_stream_associate(sender, instance, **kwargs):
                 continue
             obj2_actual = obj2_actual[0]
             _type = type(obj2_actual)
-            if hasattr(_type, '_deferred', False):
+            if hasattr(_type, '_deferred'):
                 return
             if isinstance(obj2_actual, Role) and obj2_actual.content_object is not None:
                 obj2_actual = obj2_actual.content_object