diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php
index 79e531349d..0116b46185 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ class ExceptionListener implements ListenerInterface
 
                         $response = $event->getSubject()->handle($subRequest, HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST, true);
                         $response->setStatusCode(403);
-
-                        return $response;
                     }
                 } catch (\Exception $e) {
                     if (null !== $this->logger) {