diff --git a/src/blurb/_cli.py b/src/blurb/_cli.py
index fa21b5d..e7df3ac 100644
--- a/src/blurb/_cli.py
+++ b/src/blurb/_cli.py
@@ -154,10 +154,7 @@ def test_first_line(filename, test):
                     return False
             return True
 
-        if not (
-            test_first_line('README', readme_re)
-            or test_first_line('README.rst', readme_re)
-        ):
+        if not test_first_line('README.rst', readme_re):
             continue
 
         if not test_first_line('LICENSE', 'A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE'.__eq__):