diff --git a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
index 948d7168e89..634fe8e760c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void QObject::setObjectName(const QString &name)
 
 void QSettings::beginGroup(const QString &prefix)
 {
-    return beginGroup(qToAnyStringViewIgnoringNull(prefix));
+    beginGroup(qToAnyStringViewIgnoringNull(prefix));
 }
 
 int QSettings::beginReadArray(const QString &prefix)