diff --git a/ext/phar/phar.c b/ext/phar/phar.c
index 99d7a77c8e3..64ed39683d0 100644
--- a/ext/phar/phar.c
+++ b/ext/phar/phar.c
@@ -384,10 +384,8 @@ void destroy_phar_manifest_entry(zval *zv) /* {{{ */
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-int phar_entry_delref(phar_entry_data *idata) /* {{{ */
+void phar_entry_delref(phar_entry_data *idata) /* {{{ */
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-
 	if (idata->internal_file && !idata->internal_file->is_persistent) {
 		if (--idata->internal_file->fp_refcount < 0) {
 			idata->internal_file->fp_refcount = 0;
@@ -405,7 +403,6 @@ int phar_entry_delref(phar_entry_data *idata) /* {{{ */
 
 	phar_archive_delref(idata->phar);
 	efree(idata);
-	return ret;
 }
 /* }}} */
 
diff --git a/ext/phar/phar_internal.h b/ext/phar/phar_internal.h
index 5d8a0eda638..245623207e6 100644
--- a/ext/phar/phar_internal.h
+++ b/ext/phar/phar_internal.h
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ extern HashTable cached_alias;
 #endif
 
 int phar_archive_delref(phar_archive_data *phar);
-int phar_entry_delref(phar_entry_data *idata);
+void phar_entry_delref(phar_entry_data *idata);
 
 phar_entry_info *phar_get_entry_info(phar_archive_data *phar, char *path, size_t path_len, char **error, int security);
 phar_entry_info *phar_get_entry_info_dir(phar_archive_data *phar, char *path, size_t path_len, char dir, char **error, int security);