diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
index 4eb5672c0d..cda2a5ef2d 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
@@ -416,8 +416,6 @@ export function createRouter<
     },
 
     dehydrateState: () => {
-      const {} = router.state
-
       return {
         ...pick(router.state, ['status', 'location', 'lastUpdated']),
         matches: router.state.matches.map((match) =>
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/utils.ts b/packages/router-core/src/utils.ts
index a630335acd..179252ee5f 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/utils.ts
@@ -159,5 +159,6 @@ export function functionalUpdate<TResult>(
 export function pick<T, K extends keyof T>(parent: T, keys: K[]): Pick<T, K> {
   return keys.reduce((obj: any, key: K) => {
     obj[key] = parent[key]
+    return obj
   }, {} as any)
 }