diff --git a/predict.py b/predict.py
index 749ad88727..83a8fe1943 100644
--- a/predict.py
+++ b/predict.py
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ def get_image_list(image_path):
     if len(image_list) == 0:
         raise RuntimeError('There are not image file in `--image_path`')
 
-    return parser.parse_args()
-
 
 def get_test_config(cfg, args):