diff --git a/src/tokenize.cpp b/src/tokenize.cpp
index e103e262e..ea3660517 100644
--- a/src/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/src/tokenize.cpp
@@ -1915,9 +1915,8 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyDoWhileAddBraces()
     }
 }
 
-bool Tokenizer::simplifyConditionOperator()
+void Tokenizer::simplifyConditionOperator()
 {
-    bool ret = false;
     int parlevel = 0;
     for (Token *tok = _tokens; tok; tok = tok->next())
     {
@@ -1955,7 +1954,6 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyConditionOperator()
             Token::createMutualLinks(tok->tokAt(-10), tok->tokAt(-8));
         }
     }
-    return ret;
 }
 
 bool Tokenizer::simplifyConditions()
diff --git a/src/tokenize.h b/src/tokenize.h
index 66f6d60e5..9089de5ce 100644
--- a/src/tokenize.h
+++ b/src/tokenize.h
@@ -214,10 +214,8 @@ private:
 
     /**
      * Simplify the operator "?:"
-     * @return true if something is modified
-     *         false if nothing is done.
      */
-    bool simplifyConditionOperator();
+    void simplifyConditionOperator();
 
     /** Simplify conditions
      * @return true if something is modified