diff --git a/system/database/DB_active_rec.php b/system/database/DB_active_rec.php
index 4eff400..818c8dd 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_active_rec.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_active_rec.php
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@
 			
 			if ( ! is_null($v))
 			{
-
 				if ($escape === TRUE)
 				{
 					// exception for "field<=" keys
@@ -456,16 +455,13 @@
 				{
 					$k .= ' =';
 				}
-
 			}
 			else
 			{
-
 				if ($escape === TRUE)
 				{
 					$k = $this->_protect_identifiers($k, TRUE);
-				}
-				
+				}				
 			}
 
 			$this->ar_where[] = $prefix.$k.$v;