diff --git a/libraries/src/MVC/Model/AdminModel.php b/libraries/src/MVC/Model/AdminModel.php
index 7a53808244b3e..5fbf68e5fb250 100644
--- a/libraries/src/MVC/Model/AdminModel.php
+++ b/libraries/src/MVC/Model/AdminModel.php
@@ -1106,8 +1106,6 @@ public function publish(&$pks, $value = 1)
 
                     // Prune items that you can't change.
                     unset($pks[$i]);
-
-                    return false;
                 }
 
                 /**