diff --git a/core/io/file_access_compressed.cpp b/core/io/file_access_compressed.cpp
index bbb402dbb67..a6fca6634ac 100644
--- a/core/io/file_access_compressed.cpp
+++ b/core/io/file_access_compressed.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ uint8_t FileAccessCompressed::get_8() const {
 		} else {
 			read_block--;
 			at_end = true;
-			ret = 0;
 		}
 	}