diff --git a/lib/reline/line_editor.rb b/lib/reline/line_editor.rb
index a8f4c6198c..5cbef1380b 100644
--- a/lib/reline/line_editor.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/line_editor.rb
@@ -812,8 +812,6 @@ def editing_mode
         if defined?(::Readline) && ::Readline == ::Reline
           raise Encoding::CompatibilityError, "incompatible character encodings: #{target.encoding} and #{item.encoding}"
         end
-
-        next true
       end
 
       if @config.completion_ignore_case