diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index 57f3709422..bafd83d40f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -2198,8 +2198,6 @@ Editor::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int /*version*/)
 	int x, y, xoff, yoff;
 	Gdk::Geometry g;
 
-	return 0;
-	
 	if ((prop = node.property ("id")) != 0) {
 		_id = prop->value ();
 	}