diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
index b55e917c6..1e8f1b246 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ TopoDS_Face DrawViewSection::projectFace(const TopoDS_Shape &face,
 {
     if(face.IsNull()) {
         throw Base::Exception("DrawViewSection::projectFace - input Face is NULL");
-        return TopoDS_Face();
     }
 
     gp_Ax2 transform;