diff --git a/src/cairo-matrix.c b/src/cairo-matrix.c
index 75c27b234..40828f026 100644
--- a/src/cairo-matrix.c
+++ b/src/cairo-matrix.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ _cairo_matrix_compute_determinant (const cairo_matrix_t *matrix,
 }
 
 /* Compute the amount that each basis vector is scaled by. */
-cairo_status_t
+void
 _cairo_matrix_compute_scale_factors (const cairo_matrix_t *matrix,
 				     double *sx, double *sy, int x_major)
 {
@@ -535,8 +535,6 @@ _cairo_matrix_compute_scale_factors (const cairo_matrix_t *matrix,
 	    *sy = major;
 	}
     }
-
-    return CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 cairo_bool_t
diff --git a/src/cairoint.h b/src/cairoint.h
index 004230710..c537a0024 100644
--- a/src/cairoint.h
+++ b/src/cairoint.h
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@ _cairo_matrix_transform_bounding_box (const cairo_matrix_t *matrix,
 cairo_private void
 _cairo_matrix_compute_determinant (const cairo_matrix_t *matrix, double *det);
 
-cairo_private cairo_status_t
+cairo_private void
 _cairo_matrix_compute_scale_factors (const cairo_matrix_t *matrix,
 				     double *sx, double *sy, int x_major);