diff --git a/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/class-bootstrap.php b/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/class-bootstrap.php
index 68ee97bf..c87881c3 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/class-bootstrap.php
+++ b/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/class-bootstrap.php
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ class Bootstrap {
                 return true;
             }
         }
-
-        return false;
     }
 
     private function once($lib) {