diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 6212a420e..14ff716a6 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -2053,8 +2053,6 @@ static int server_finalize_init(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int
 	srv_lb_commit_status(srv);
 
 	return 0;
-err:
-	return ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
 }
 
 /*