diff --git a/recipes/readitlater.recipe b/recipes/readitlater.recipe
index afd2626e7c..ec6be3cc61 100644
--- a/recipes/readitlater.recipe
+++ b/recipes/readitlater.recipe
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ class Pocket(BasicNewsRecipe):
     def cleanup(self):
         if self.mark_as_read_after_dl:
             self.mark_as_read([x['item_id'] for x in self.articles])
-        else:
-            pass
 
     def default_cover(self, cover_file):
         '''
diff --git a/ruff-strict-pep8.toml b/ruff-strict-pep8.toml
index 5b887c9d88..895e02d6ac 100644
--- a/ruff-strict-pep8.toml
+++ b/ruff-strict-pep8.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ select = [
     'RUF051', 'RUF056',  # useless dict operation
     'RUF055',  # unnecessary regex
     'RUF039',  # always use raw-string for regex
+    'RUF047',  # needless else
 ]
 
 [lint.per-file-ignores]
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/delete_info.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/delete_info.py
index fb924fb2a0..2bfa3a3cbf 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/delete_info.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/delete_info.py
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ class DeleteInfo:
                 self.__write_obj.write(self.__ob)
                 self.__ob = 0
                 self.__state = 'default'
-            else:
-                pass
             return True
         elif self.__token_info == 'cw<ls<list______':
             self.__ob = 0
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/field_strings.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/field_strings.py
index 9e1f50acca..567cebb776 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/field_strings.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/field_strings.py
@@ -427,8 +427,6 @@ class FieldStrings:
         if match_group:
             arg = match_group.group(1)
             the_string += '<argument>%s' % arg
-        else:
-            pass
         index = line.find('\\m')
         if index > -1:
             the_string += '<html2-image-map>true'
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py
index a97e3e8e76..bc056afccb 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py
@@ -444,8 +444,6 @@ class RuleEditor(QDialog):  # {{{
                 ' first rule to match will be used.')))
             self.l3 = l3 = QLabel(_('of the column:'))
             l.addWidget(l3, 2, 2)
-        else:
-            pass
 
         self.column_box = QComboBox(self)
         l.addWidget(self.column_box, 3, 0 if self.rule_kind == 'color' else 2)