diff --git a/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp b/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
index b1ac82501..2169e2b51 100644
--- a/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ bool AnimationPathManipulator::handle(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea,osgGA::GU
 {
     if( !valid() ) return false;
 
-    us = us;
-
-    bool retval = false;
     switch( ea.getEventType() )
     {
     case GUIEventAdapter::FRAME:
@@ -79,8 +76,7 @@ bool AnimationPathManipulator::handle(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea,osgGA::GU
         {
             handleFrame( ea.time() );
         }
-            retval =  true;
-        break;
+        return false;
     case GUIEventAdapter::KEYDOWN:
             if (ea.getKey()==' ')
             {
@@ -108,12 +104,11 @@ bool AnimationPathManipulator::handle(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea,osgGA::GU
                 return true;
             }
                 
-        retval =  false;
         break;
         default:
             break;
     }
-    return retval;
+    return false;
 }
 
 void AnimationPathManipulator::getUsage(osg::ApplicationUsage& usage) const
diff --git a/src/osgGA/DriveManipulator.cpp b/src/osgGA/DriveManipulator.cpp
index 8ca11097b..5db1ed423 100644
--- a/src/osgGA/DriveManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgGA/DriveManipulator.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ bool DriveManipulator::handle(const GUIEventAdapter& ea,GUIActionAdapter& us)
         {
             addMouseEvent(ea);
             if (calcMovement()) us.requestRedraw();
-            return true;
+            return false;
         }
 
         case(GUIEventAdapter::RESIZE):
diff --git a/src/osgGA/FlightManipulator.cpp b/src/osgGA/FlightManipulator.cpp
index c0a35b06a..d0717bbed 100644
--- a/src/osgGA/FlightManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgGA/FlightManipulator.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ bool FlightManipulator::handle(const GUIEventAdapter& ea,GUIActionAdapter& us)
         case(GUIEventAdapter::FRAME):
             addMouseEvent(ea);
             if (calcMovement()) us.requestRedraw();
-            return true;
+            return false;
 
         case(GUIEventAdapter::RESIZE):
             init(ea,us);
diff --git a/src/osgGA/TrackballManipulator.cpp b/src/osgGA/TrackballManipulator.cpp
index ec7e4e46f..ac8209462 100644
--- a/src/osgGA/TrackballManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgGA/TrackballManipulator.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ bool TrackballManipulator::handle(const GUIEventAdapter& ea,GUIActionAdapter& us
             if (_thrown)
             {
                 if (calcMovement()) us.requestRedraw();
-                return true;
             }
             return false;
         default: