diff --git a/lib/Cake/Event/CakeEventManager.php b/lib/Cake/Event/CakeEventManager.php
index ef53ea4c17c..e2d9276e67c 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Event/CakeEventManager.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Event/CakeEventManager.php
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ protected function _extractCallable($function, $object) {
  */
 	public function detach($callable, $eventKey = null) {
 		if ($callable instanceof CakeEventListener) {
-			$this->_detachSubscriber($callable, $eventKey);
-			return;
+			return $this->_detachSubscriber($callable, $eventKey);
 		}
 		if (empty($eventKey)) {
 			foreach (array_keys($this->_listeners) as $eventKey) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php
index a2e704143e0..6c4bed1070a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php
@@ -581,11 +581,10 @@ public function mime() {
  */
 	public function clearStatCache($all = false) {
 		if ($all === false && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.0') >= 0) {
-			clearstatcache(true, $this->path);
-			return;
+			return clearstatcache(true, $this->path);
 		}
 
-		clearstatcache();
+		return clearstatcache();
 	}
 
 /**