diff --git a/doc/tutorial.md b/doc/tutorial.md
index f4264b0d5af..1813356a1f3 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial.md
+++ b/doc/tutorial.md
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ control reaches the end of the block:
 fn signum(x: int) -> int {
     if x < 0 { -1 }
     else if x > 0 { 1 }
-    else { return 0 }
+    else { 0 }
 }
 ~~~~