diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/deserialize.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/deserialize.cpp
index 1333c8f1f4ffee..f644362cc13e84 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/deserialize.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/deserialize.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 void initialize_deserialize()
 {
-    return;
 }
 
 #define FUZZ_TARGET_DESERIALIZE(name, code)                \