diff --git a/src/net/http/server.go b/src/net/http/server.go
index c24ad750f2..449cfe5121 100644
--- a/src/net/http/server.go
+++ b/src/net/http/server.go
@@ -3176,7 +3176,6 @@ func (h *timeoutHandler) ServeHTTP(w ResponseWriter, r *Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(StatusServiceUnavailable)
 		io.WriteString(w, h.errorBody())
 		tw.timedOut = true
-		return
 	}
 }