diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 096b111..713cb10 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -3473,7 +3473,6 @@
  */
 static int ssl_parse_record_header( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl )
 {
-    int ret;
     int major_ver, minor_ver;
 
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_BUF( 4, "input record header", ssl->in_hdr, mbedtls_ssl_hdr_len( ssl ) );
@@ -3494,14 +3493,8 @@
         ssl->in_msgtype != MBEDTLS_SSL_MSG_APPLICATION_DATA )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "unknown record type" ) );
-
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl,
-                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
-                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_UNEXPECTED_MESSAGE ) ) != 0 )
-        {
-            return( ret );
-        }
-
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_UNEXPECTED_MESSAGE );
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_INVALID_RECORD );
     }