diff --git a/src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c b/src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c
index 5391e65f3c..f99ca37289 100644
--- a/src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c
+++ b/src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c
@@ -666,13 +666,9 @@ _eo_base_event_callback_call(Eo *obj_id, Eo_Base_Data *pd,
             const Eo_Event_Description *desc,
             void *event_info)
 {
-   Eina_Bool ret;
+   Eina_Bool ret = EINA_TRUE;
    Eo_Callback_Description *cb;
 
-   EO_OBJ_POINTER_RETURN_VAL(obj_id, obj, EINA_FALSE);
-
-   ret = EINA_TRUE;
-
    pd->walking_list++;
 
    for (cb = pd->callbacks; cb; cb = cb->next)