diff --git a/Lib/copy.py b/Lib/copy.py
index da2908ef623d8c..8136d1818f5fa2 100644
--- a/Lib/copy.py
+++ b/Lib/copy.py
@@ -271,22 +271,16 @@ def _reconstruct(x, memo, func, args,
                     setattr(y, key, value)
 
     if listiter is not None:
-        if deep:
-            for item in listiter:
+        for item in listiter:
+            if deep:
                 item = deepcopy(item, memo)
-                y.append(item)
-        else:
-            for item in listiter:
-                y.append(item)
+            y.append(item)
     if dictiter is not None:
-        if deep:
-            for key, value in dictiter:
+        for key, value in dictiter:
+            if deep:
                 key = deepcopy(key, memo)
                 value = deepcopy(value, memo)
-                y[key] = value
-        else:
-            for key, value in dictiter:
-                y[key] = value
+            y[key] = value
     return y
 
 del types, weakref