diff --git a/util/data/msgparse.c b/util/data/msgparse.c
index 7841b628b..f9e7881b8 100644
--- a/util/data/msgparse.c
+++ b/util/data/msgparse.c
@@ -1187,7 +1187,6 @@ parse_edns_from_pkt(sldns_buffer* pkt, struct edns_data* edns,
 	rdata_ptr = sldns_buffer_current(pkt);
 	/* ignore rrsigs */
 	return parse_edns_options(rdata_ptr, rdata_len, edns, cfg, c, region);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 void