diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dlast-index-of/lib/ndarray.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dlast-index-of/lib/ndarray.js
index 82bdac9c0131..c56004585907 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dlast-index-of/lib/ndarray.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dlast-index-of/lib/ndarray.js
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ function dlastIndexOf( N, searchElement, x, strideX, offsetX ) {
 		return idx;
 	}
 	// Convert the index from reversed "view" to an index in the original "view":
-	idx = N - 1 - idx;
-	return idx;
+	return N - 1 - idx;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/slast-index-of/lib/ndarray.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/slast-index-of/lib/ndarray.js
index 6821b123f546..af1a3c21adc4 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/slast-index-of/lib/ndarray.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/slast-index-of/lib/ndarray.js
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ function slastIndexOf( N, searchElement, x, strideX, offsetX ) {
 		return idx;
 	}
 	// Convert the index from reversed "view" to an index in the original "view":
-	idx = N - 1 - idx;
-	return idx;
+	return N - 1 - idx;
 }