diff --git a/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp b/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp
index 15c997e46..b4bfdb03c 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct dereference_clear
     inline void operator() (const T& t)
     {
         T& non_const_t = const_cast<T&>(t);
-        return non_const_t->clear();
+        non_const_t->clear();
     }
 };