diff --git a/src/drivers/ets_airspeed/ets_airspeed.cpp b/src/drivers/ets_airspeed/ets_airspeed.cpp
index 084671ae20..9d8ad084e5 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ets_airspeed/ets_airspeed.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/ets_airspeed/ets_airspeed.cpp
@@ -132,11 +132,8 @@ ETSAirspeed::measure()
 	if (OK != ret) {
 		perf_count(_comms_errors);
 		log("i2c::transfer returned %d", ret);
-		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = OK;
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/meas_airspeed/meas_airspeed.cpp b/src/drivers/meas_airspeed/meas_airspeed.cpp
index ee45d46acb..b3003fc1b0 100644
--- a/src/drivers/meas_airspeed/meas_airspeed.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/meas_airspeed/meas_airspeed.cpp
@@ -138,11 +138,8 @@ MEASAirspeed::measure()
 
 	if (OK != ret) {
 		perf_count(_comms_errors);
-		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = OK;
-
 	return ret;
 }