diff --git a/payload.cc b/payload.cc
index 2a14be753..21b94f8cb 100644
--- a/payload.cc
+++ b/payload.cc
@@ -86,12 +86,11 @@ extern NmapOps o;
 
 static std::map<u16, std::vector<ServiceProbe *> > portPayloads;
 
-int init_payloads(void) {
+void init_payloads(void) {
   static bool payloads_loaded = false;
-  int ret;
 
   if (payloads_loaded)
-    return 0;
+    return;
 
   AllProbes *AP = AllProbes::service_scan_init();
   for (std::vector<ServiceProbe *>::const_iterator it = AP->probes.begin();
@@ -109,8 +108,6 @@ int init_payloads(void) {
     }
   }
   payloads_loaded = true;
-
-  return ret;
 }
 
 /* Get a payload appropriate for the given UDP port. For certain selected ports
diff --git a/payload.h b/payload.h
index c4d4d92e0..38a8a30ff 100644
--- a/payload.h
+++ b/payload.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 const u8 *get_udp_payload(u16 dport, int *length, u8 index);
 u8 udp_payload_count(u16 dport);
 const struct MatchDetails *payload_service_match(u16 dport, const u8 *buf, int buflen);
-int init_payloads(void);
+void init_payloads(void);
 void free_payloads(void);
 
 #endif /* PAYLOAD_H */