diff --git a/lib/xjst/transforms/apply.js b/lib/xjst/transforms/apply.js
index 644db0e..1e49111 100644
--- a/lib/xjst/transforms/apply.js
+++ b/lib/xjst/transforms/apply.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ function digIn(state, node, options) {
 //
 exports.process = function optimizeRecursion(tree, source, options,
                                              recompiled) {
-                                               return tree;
   if (options.engine.name !== 'sort-group' || options['force-inline'] ||
       options.asyncify) {
     return tree;