diff --git a/src/Sniffs/AbstractScopeSniff.php b/src/Sniffs/AbstractScopeSniff.php
index 70d8720a1e..965310cbd5 100644
--- a/src/Sniffs/AbstractScopeSniff.php
+++ b/src/Sniffs/AbstractScopeSniff.php
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ final public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
             return min($skipTokens);
         }
 
-        return;
-
     }//end process()
 
 
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/MemberVarSpacingSniff.php b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/MemberVarSpacingSniff.php
index 0ece1acad2..f9cf4e45e7 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/MemberVarSpacingSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/MemberVarSpacingSniff.php
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ protected function processMemberVar(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
             return $endOfStatement;
         }
 
-        return;
-
     }//end processMemberVar()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/Standards/AbstractSniffUnitTest.php b/tests/Standards/AbstractSniffUnitTest.php
index c050a0c2af..62c41e5b17 100644
--- a/tests/Standards/AbstractSniffUnitTest.php
+++ b/tests/Standards/AbstractSniffUnitTest.php
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ public function generateFailureMessages(LocalFile $file)
      */
     public function setCliValues($filename, $config)
     {
-        return;
 
     }//end setCliValues()