diff --git a/src/tokenize.cpp b/src/tokenize.cpp
index 12135dda8..e103e262e 100644
--- a/src/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/src/tokenize.cpp
@@ -2968,9 +2968,8 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyKnownVariables()
 }
 
 
-bool Tokenizer::elseif()
+void Tokenizer::elseif()
 {
-    bool ret = false;
     for (Token *tok = _tokens; tok; tok = tok->next())
     {
         if (!Token::simpleMatch(tok, "else if"))
@@ -2989,14 +2988,12 @@ bool Tokenizer::elseif()
                 {
                     tok->insertToken("{");
                     tok2->insertToken("}");
-                    ret = true;
                     Token::createMutualLinks(tok->next(), tok2->next());
                     break;
                 }
             }
         }
     }
-    return ret;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/tokenize.h b/src/tokenize.h
index 17dfe7555..66f6d60e5 100644
--- a/src/tokenize.h
+++ b/src/tokenize.h
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ private:
     void simplifyGoto();
 
     /** Simplify "if else" */
-    bool elseif();
+    void elseif();
 
     std::vector<const Token *> _functionList;