diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c
index 3d83c2430c..d486bb9c29 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ garbage_left(enum ARRAY_TYPE isarray, char **scan_length, enum COMPAT_MODE compa
 			do {
 				(*scan_length)++;
 			} while (isdigit(**scan_length));
-			return false;
 		}
 
 		if (**scan_length != ' ' && **scan_length != '\0')