Duplicate status check in forum_field_storage_pre_update()

<?php 
 if ($entity_type == 'node' && $entity->status && _forum_node_check_node_type($entity)) {
    // We don't maintain data for old revisions, so clear all previous values
    // from the table. Since this hook runs once per field, per object, make
    // sure we only wipe values once.
    if (!isset($first_call[$entity->nid])) {
      $first_call[$entity->nid] = FALSE;
      db_delete('forum_index')->condition('nid', $entity->nid)->execute();
    }
    // Only save data to the table if the node is published.
    if ($entity->status) {
       ...
    }
  }
?>

It looks as second if ($entity->status) always evaluates as TRUE;