diff --git a/list/list.go b/list/list.go
index 04e6163..a4afd33 100644
--- a/list/list.go
+++ b/list/list.go
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ func (this *EmptyList) Conj(val any) IList {
 }
 
 func (this *List) Rest() IList {
-	if this == nil {
-		return emptyList
-	}
 	return this.next
 }
 
@@ -65,9 +62,6 @@ func (this *EmptyList) Rest() IList {
 }
 
 func (this *List) First() any {
-	if this == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
 	return this.Value
 }
 
@@ -88,10 +82,6 @@ func (this *EmptyList) IsEmpty() bool {
 }
 
 func (this *List) String() string {
-	if IsEmpty(this) {
-		return "()"
-	}
-
 	var sb strings.Builder
 	sb.WriteRune('(')
 	// Iterate and print elements