diff --git a/src/ansys/dynamicreporting/core/utils/report_utils.py b/src/ansys/dynamicreporting/core/utils/report_utils.py
index 226568e9..c2379a67 100644
--- a/src/ansys/dynamicreporting/core/utils/report_utils.py
+++ b/src/ansys/dynamicreporting/core/utils/report_utils.py
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ def PIL_image_to_data(img, guid=None):
     if metadata:
         data = save_tif_stripped(image, data, metadata)
         imgbytes.close()
-        return data
     return data