diff --git a/src/rustint/core.clj b/src/rustint/core.clj
index 3852640..70a5898 100644
--- a/src/rustint/core.clj
+++ b/src/rustint/core.clj
@@ -2559,10 +2559,8 @@
                              (rest args)
                              (get-rust-formatters (first args))
                             )
-      ] (if (empty? clojure-fspecifiers)
-          args
-          (cons (replace-groups (first args) clojure-fspecifiers) (rest args))
-        )
+      ]
+    (cons (replace-groups (first args) clojure-fspecifiers) (rest args))
   )
 )