diff --git a/src/fuse_create.cpp b/src/fuse_create.cpp
index 8df9975d..b35c0de0 100644
--- a/src/fuse_create.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_create.cpp
@@ -282,8 +282,6 @@ namespace FUSE
     if(rv != 0)
       return rv;
 
-    return l::passthrough(fc,ffi_);    
-
     switch(_(cfg->passthrough,ffi_->flags))
       {
       case _(PassthroughEnum::r, O_RDONLY):