diff --git a/src/node_builtins.cc b/src/node_builtins.cc
index ca2efa633be88d..fc671eb88a856f 100644
--- a/src/node_builtins.cc
+++ b/src/node_builtins.cc
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ void BuiltinLoader::AddExternalizedBuiltin(const char* id,
     fprintf(
         stderr, "Cannot load externalized builtin: \"%s:%s\".\n", id, filename);
     ABORT();
-    return;
   }
 
   Add(id, source);