diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
index 4880e5efd874a66944fa842abdf74f0aa3e586cd..7c681092fa1878477af46894cf3b0e73cde1a420 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
@@ -668,8 +668,6 @@ def new_constants_in(*descs)
 
         new_constants.each { |c| remove_constant(c) }.clear
       end
-
-      []
     end
 
     # Convert the provided const desc to a qualified constant name (as a string).