diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index ca23c40e..3d9097e2 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -1197,8 +1197,6 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
                     extract_declarations_from_unreachable_code(compressor, self.body, a);
                     return make_node(AST_BlockStatement, self, { body: a });
                 }
-            } else {
-                return self.body;
             }
         }
         return self;