diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/deprecation.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/deprecation.rb
index 242a859..7456f1c 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/deprecation.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/deprecation.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
          alias_method :deprecated_#{method_name}, :#{method_name}
          def #{method_name}(*args, &block)
            $stderr.puts "Warning: calling deprecated method: #{self}.#{method_name}"
-           return deprecated_#{method_name}(*args, &block)
+           deprecated_#{method_name}(*args, &block)
          end
        END
       end