diff --git a/lib/liquid/template.rb b/lib/liquid/template.rb
index 13748d4..e04e0b5 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/template.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/template.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ module Liquid
       def parse(source, options = {})
         template = Template.new
         template.parse(source, options)
-        template
       end
     end