diff --git a/CRM/Core/Payment/PayPalIPN.php b/CRM/Core/Payment/PayPalIPN.php
index 789dbbf6a6d7..2ec2c0f509ea 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/Payment/PayPalIPN.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/Payment/PayPalIPN.php
@@ -154,23 +154,16 @@ public function recur($input, $ids, $recur, $contribution, $first) {
     $recur->save();
 
     if ($this->getFirstOrLastInSeriesStatus()) {
-      $autoRenewMembership = FALSE;
-      if ($recur->id &&
-        isset($ids['membership']) && $ids['membership']
-      ) {
-        $autoRenewMembership = TRUE;
-      }
-
       //send recurring Notification email for user
       CRM_Contribute_BAO_ContributionPage::recurringNotify($this->getFirstOrLastInSeriesStatus(),
         $ids['contact'],
         $ids['contributionPage'],
         $recur,
-        $autoRenewMembership
+        !empty($ids['membership'])
       );
     }
 
-    if ($txnType != 'subscr_payment') {
+    if ($txnType !== 'subscr_payment') {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -185,7 +178,7 @@ public function recur($input, $ids, $recur, $contribution, $first) {
         return;
       }
 
-      if ($input['paymentStatus'] != 'Completed') {
+      if ($input['paymentStatus'] !== 'Completed') {
         throw new CRM_Core_Exception("Ignore all IPN payments that are not completed");
       }
 
diff --git a/CRM/Core/Payment/PayPalProIPN.php b/CRM/Core/Payment/PayPalProIPN.php
index b38afa755ee9..0ea9694d4e33 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/Payment/PayPalProIPN.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/Payment/PayPalProIPN.php
@@ -257,22 +257,16 @@ public function recur($input, $ids, $recur, $contribution, $first) {
     $recur->save();
 
     if ($sendNotification) {
-      $autoRenewMembership = FALSE;
-      if ($recur->id &&
-        isset($ids['membership']) && $ids['membership']
-      ) {
-        $autoRenewMembership = TRUE;
-      }
       //send recurring Notification email for user
       CRM_Contribute_BAO_ContributionPage::recurringNotify($subscriptionPaymentStatus,
         $ids['contact'],
         $ids['contributionPage'],
         $recur,
-        $autoRenewMembership
+        !empty($ids['membership'])
       );
     }
 
-    if ($txnType != 'recurring_payment') {
+    if ($txnType !== 'recurring_payment') {
       return;
     }