diff --git a/panda/src/pgui/pgItem.cxx b/panda/src/pgui/pgItem.cxx
index 877c75c2f7..b9ef430e0b 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgui/pgItem.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pgui/pgItem.cxx
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ play_sound(const string &event) {
     AudioSound *sound = (*si).second;
     sound->play();
   }
-  return (AudioSound *)NULL;
 #endif  // HAVE_AUDIO
 }