diff --git a/src/Spout/Reader/Wrapper/SimpleXMLElement.php b/src/Spout/Reader/Wrapper/SimpleXMLElement.php
index 0e3d758..2bd836d 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Reader/Wrapper/SimpleXMLElement.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Reader/Wrapper/SimpleXMLElement.php
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ class SimpleXMLElement
         }
 
         $this->resetXMLInternalErrorsSetting();
-
-        return $this->simpleXMLElement;
     }
 
     /**