1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_select.nim b/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_select.nim
index 6a742df99..02a853b42 100644
--- a/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_select.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_select.nim
@@ -410,17 +410,11 @@ else:
     body
 
 proc getData*[T](s: Selector[T], fd: SocketHandle|int): var T =
-  # The compiler needs this to prove that all code paths return a value
-  result = (cast[ptr T](0'u))[]
-
   s.withSelectLock():
     let fdi = int(fd)
     for i in 0..<FD_SETSIZE:
       if s.fds[i].ident == fdi:
-        result = s.fds[i].data
-        break
-
-  assert cast[uint](addr(result)) != 0
+        return s.fds[i].data
 
 proc setData*[T](s: Selector[T], fd: SocketHandle|int, data: T): bool =
   s.withSelectLock():