diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index ca0141bec4..7a4603228a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@
 /mob/proc/transfer_ckey(mob/new_mob, send_signal = TRUE)
 	if(!ckey || !new_mob)
 		CRASH("transfer_ckey() called [ckey ? "" : "on a ckey-less mob[new_mob ? "" : " and "]"][new_mob ? "" : "without a valid mob target"]!")
-		return FALSE
 	if(send_signal)
 		SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_MOB_KEY_CHANGE, new_mob, src)
 	new_mob.ckey = ckey