diff --git a/app/Importer/UserImporter.php b/app/Importer/UserImporter.php
index be476aef97..7adaa3a086 100644
--- a/app/Importer/UserImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/UserImporter.php
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ class UserImporter extends ItemImporter
         if ($department) {
             $this->log('A matching department ' . $department_name . ' already exists');
             return $department->id;
-        } else {
-            return null;
         }
 
         $department = new department();