diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index e9772f164..417141aba 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ def remove(self, job_or_id, pipeline=None):
 
         if pipeline is not None:
             pipeline.lrem(self.key, 1, job_id)
+            return
 
         return self.connection._lrem(self.key, 1, job_id)