diff --git a/core/update.php b/core/update.php
index 5575985..5173912 100644
--- a/core/update.php
+++ b/core/update.php
@@ -476,6 +476,3 @@ function update_check_requirements($skip_warnings = FALSE) {
     print drupal_render($maintenance_page);
   }
 }
-
-}
-  return $links;