diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ScriptRunnerCreator.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ScriptRunnerCreator.java
index 673e42069..a07d6e408 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ScriptRunnerCreator.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ScriptRunnerCreator.java
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ public class ScriptRunnerCreator {
             runner = (ScriptRunnerBase) Class.forName(
                 runnerClass, true, scriptLoader).newInstance();
             runner.setProject(project);
-            return runner;
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             ReflectUtil.throwBuildException(ex);
             // NotReached