diff --git a/aiohttp/web_reqrep.py b/aiohttp/web_reqrep.py
index 90a7065c6c5..83cc6ec4004 100644
--- a/aiohttp/web_reqrep.py
+++ b/aiohttp/web_reqrep.py
@@ -846,15 +846,13 @@ def text(self, text):
 
         self.body = text.encode(self.charset)
 
-    def should_send_body(self):
-        return (self._req.method != hdrs.METH_HEAD and
-                self._status not in [204, 304])
-
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def write_eof(self):
         try:
             body = self._body
-            if body is not None and self.should_send_body():
+            if (body is not None and
+                    self._req.method != hdrs.METH_HEAD and
+                    self._status not in [204, 304]):
                 self.write(body)
         finally:
             self.set_tcp_nodelay(True)