diff --git a/src/SensorFactory.cc b/src/SensorFactory.cc
index b6cb27bf..5e9cfc58 100644
--- a/src/SensorFactory.cc
+++ b/src/SensorFactory.cc
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Sensor> SensorFactory::CreateSensor(const sdf::Sensor &_sdf)
   }
 
   result.reset(sensor);
-  return std::move(result);
+  return result;
 }
 
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