diff --git a/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_coul_ctip.cpp b/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_coul_ctip.cpp
index b22fbce0f3..be07d07e35 100644
--- a/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_coul_ctip.cpp
+++ b/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_coul_ctip.cpp
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ double PairCoulCTIP::self(Param *param, double qi)
   } else {
     return qi * ((s1 - 2 * s4 * s5) + qi * (0.50 * s2 + s5)) + s4 * s4 * s5;
   }
-
-  return 0.0;
 }
 
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