diff --git a/lib/rubygems/specification.rb b/lib/rubygems/specification.rb
index f003dad777..95eb5fc9db 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/specification.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/specification.rb
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ class Gem::Specification < Gem::BasicSpecification
     end
     invalidate_memoized_attributes
 
-    return @version
+    return
   end
 
   def stubbed?