diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/symmetric.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/symmetric.hpp
index 495e9d63..663fc0ef 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/symmetric.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/symmetric.hpp
@@ -1342,7 +1342,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
                 } else /* if (current_ == 1 && it.current_ == 1) */ {
                     return it2_ - it.it2_;
                 }
-                return 0; /* avoid compiler warnings */
             }
 
             // Dereference
@@ -1781,7 +1780,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
                 } else /* if (current_ == 1 && it.current_ == 1) */ {
                     return it2_ - it.it2_;
                 }
-                return 0; /* avoid compiler warnings */
             }
 
             // Dereference