diff --git a/src/network/gethostbyname2_r.c b/src/network/gethostbyname2_r.c
index 5c1cae98f3f741e17cf5bd44624ea3542bc0c838..fc8948776d35ff7200c4139b8cf7885169e31cfd 100644
--- a/src/network/gethostbyname2_r.c
+++ b/src/network/gethostbyname2_r.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ int gethostbyname2_r(const char *name, int af,
 	case EAI_SYSTEM:
 		*err = NO_RECOVERY;
 		return errno;
-	case 0:
-		break;
 	}
 
 	h->h_addrtype = af;