diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index a24ce45a38..462b48118e 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ class Repository
   end
 
   def main_language
-    return nil if empty? || rugged.head_unborn?
+    return if empty? || rugged.head_unborn?
 
     Linguist::Repository.new(rugged, rugged.head.target_id).language
   end