diff --git a/Source/NSObject.m b/Source/NSObject.m
index 8fa1bc12b..657fc61e4 100644
--- a/Source/NSObject.m
+++ b/Source/NSObject.m
@@ -1119,10 +1119,7 @@ objc_create_block_classes_as_subclasses_of(Class super) __attribute__((weak));
  */
 - (Class) class
 {
-  id cls = object_getClass(self);
-  if (class_isMetaClass(cls))
-    return (Class)self;
-  return cls;
+  return object_getClass(self);
 }
 
 /**