diff --git a/notes.c b/notes.c
index a4f9926d4d..07941b7235 100644
--- a/notes.c
+++ b/notes.c
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ void remove_note(struct notes_tree *t, const unsigned char *object_sha1)
 	assert(t->initialized);
 	hashcpy(l.key_sha1, object_sha1);
 	hashclr(l.val_sha1);
-	return note_tree_remove(t, t->root, 0, &l);
+	note_tree_remove(t, t->root, 0, &l);
 }
 
 const unsigned char *get_note(struct notes_tree *t,