diff --git a/lib/kafs/afskrb5.c b/lib/kafs/afskrb5.c
index 6033f2958..0077016f6 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/afskrb5.c
+++ b/lib/kafs/afskrb5.c
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ v5_to_kt(krb5_creds *cred, uid_t uid, struct kafs_token *kt, int local524)
 	    return ENOMEM;
 	kt->ticket_len = cred->ticket.length;
 	memcpy(kt->ticket, cred->ticket.data, kt->ticket_len);
-
-	ret = 0;
     }