diff --git a/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java b/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java
index 173461c1a..4bb8f2ed3 100644
--- a/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java
+++ b/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java
@@ -664,10 +664,9 @@ public class PhoneNumberUtil {
         source.close();
       } catch (IOException e) {
         logger.log(Level.WARNING, "error closing input stream (ignored)", e);
-      } finally {
-        return metadataCollection;
       }
     }
+    return metadataCollection;
   }
 
   /**