diff --git a/src/libImaging/Except.c b/src/libImaging/Except.c
index 15ae21cc8..3903b5bb8 100644
--- a/src/libImaging/Except.c
+++ b/src/libImaging/Except.c
@@ -43,14 +43,12 @@ void *
 ImagingError_ModeError(void)
 {
     return ImagingError_ValueError("bad image mode");
-    return NULL;
 }
 
 void *
 ImagingError_Mismatch(void)
 {
     return ImagingError_ValueError("images don't match");
-    return NULL;
 }
 
 void *