diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php b/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
index 8ae6048edc..d1eebac0e8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ function tinymce_include() {
  */
 function documentation_link() {
 	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.5' );
-	return;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ function remove_option_update_handler( $option_group, $option_name, $sanitize_ca
 **/
 function codepress_get_lang( $filename ) {
 	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0' );
-	return;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -215,7 +213,6 @@ function codepress_get_lang( $filename ) {
 **/
 function codepress_footer_js() {
 	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0' );
-	return;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -226,7 +223,6 @@ function codepress_footer_js() {
 **/
 function use_codepress() {
 	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0' );
-	return;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/ms-deprecated.php b/wp-admin/includes/ms-deprecated.php
index 44e2a82b20..6a443dee61 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/ms-deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/ms-deprecated.php
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ function activate_sitewide_plugin() {
  */
 function deactivate_sitewide_plugin( $plugin = false ) {
 	_deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '3.0', 'deactivate_plugin()' );
-	return;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/cache.php b/wp-includes/cache.php
index 77be09d090..f5ad2cc87c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/cache.php
+++ b/wp-includes/cache.php
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ function wp_cache_add_global_groups( $groups ) {
  */
 function wp_cache_add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ) {
 	// Default cache doesn't persist so nothing to do here.
-	return;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/date.php b/wp-includes/date.php
index 84ec325a0e..f37d6ccc86 100644
--- a/wp-includes/date.php
+++ b/wp-includes/date.php
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ class WP_Date_Query {
 		$this->compare = $this->get_compare( $date_query );
 
 		$this->queries = $this->sanitize_query( $date_query );
-
-		return;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index 6d71f646b2..77dd70b462 100644
--- a/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -2632,7 +2632,6 @@ function the_editor($content, $id = 'content', $prev_id = 'title', $media_button
 	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.3', 'wp_editor()' );
 
 	wp_editor( $content, $id, array( 'media_buttons' => $media_buttons ) );
-	return;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 9edb0350e3..d1380ab8d0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.2-alpha-31678';
+$wp_version = '4.2-alpha-31679';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.