diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index c3f260f8..dcf71671 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -2218,7 +2218,6 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR FMT_INLINE auto write_int(OutputIt out, write_int_arg<T> arg,
   case presentation_type::chr:
     return write_char<Char>(out, static_cast<Char>(abs_value), specs);
   }
-  return out;
 }
 template <typename Char, typename OutputIt, typename T>
 FMT_CONSTEXPR FMT_NOINLINE auto write_int_noinline(OutputIt out,