diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/icon.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/icon.cpp
index 4ec8afe377..a3bd7817c1 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/icon.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/icon.cpp
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ bool wxIcon::LoadFile(const wxString& filename, wxBitmapType type,
                 CopyFromBitmap( bmp ) ;
                 return true;
             }
-#else
-            return false;
 #endif
         }
     }