diff --git a/readchar/readchar.py b/readchar/readchar.py
index f96ae29..59e351f 100644
--- a/readchar/readchar.py
+++ b/readchar/readchar.py
@@ -28,4 +28,3 @@ def readkey(getchar_fn=None):
         if c is None:
             return buffer
         buffer += c
-    return buffer