diff --git a/src/t_zset.c b/src/t_zset.c
index 20ef62e27149..d3c7214bd25f 100644
--- a/src/t_zset.c
+++ b/src/t_zset.c
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ int zslDelete(zskiplist *zsl, double score, robj *obj) {
         zslDeleteNode(zsl, x, update);
         zslFreeNode(x);
         return 1;
-    } else {
-        return 0; /* not found */
     }
     return 0; /* not found */
 }