diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
index 6bad2b5425..1d415636fc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ class Application
             } else {
                 $exitCode = 1;
             }
-
-            return $exitCode;
         } finally {
             // if the exception handler changed, keep it
             // otherwise, unregister $renderException