diff --git a/extensions/source/inc/componentmodule.cxx b/extensions/source/inc/componentmodule.cxx
index da66d2bb93a0..17f820e1f6f5 100644
--- a/extensions/source/inc/componentmodule.cxx
+++ b/extensions/source/inc/componentmodule.cxx
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ namespace COMPMOD_NAMESPACE
                     return xReturn.get();
                 }
             }
-            return nullptr;
         }
 
         return nullptr;