diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py b/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py
index ac4f1f8b3c3fb59183bb6ba85ade888960da62cc..2e3698e12b22bb9273c3df8f6512a3506ce9301c 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ def elem_find_iter(elem, id_search):
     for fbx_item in elem.elems:
         if fbx_item.id == id_search:
             yield fbx_item
-    return []
 
 
 def elem_find_first_string(elem, id_search):