diff --git a/core/java/android/app/WallpaperManager.java b/core/java/android/app/WallpaperManager.java
index 4870aaacff749..eb1f265026e09 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/WallpaperManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/WallpaperManager.java
@@ -702,8 +702,6 @@ public class WallpaperManager {
         // cropper doesn't exist, return null
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot use passed URI to set wallpaper; " +
             "check that the type returned by ContentProvider matches image/*");
-
-        return null;
     }
 
     /**