diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
index 2ce8114367..43ef774a61 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
@@ -558,8 +558,6 @@ def course_listing(request):
         u'optimization_enabled': optimization_enabled
     })
 
-    return response
-
 
 def _get_rerun_link_for_item(course_key):
     """ Returns the rerun link for the given course key. """