diff --git a/era/era_check.cc b/era/era_check.cc
index 98af455..c4008c2 100644
--- a/era/era_check.cc
+++ b/era/era_check.cc
@@ -211,8 +211,6 @@ namespace {
 		if (sb_rep.get_error() == FATAL)
 			return FATAL;
 
-		return sb_rep.get_error();
-
 		superblock sb = read_superblock(bm);
 		transaction_manager::ptr tm = open_tm(bm);