diff --git a/cwFile.cpp b/cwFile.cpp
index 380707b..794c439 100644
--- a/cwFile.cpp
+++ b/cwFile.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ namespace cw
 
       buf = _fileToBuf(h,nn,bufByteCntPtr);
 
-      return buf;
     errLabel:
       close(h);