diff --git a/src/joystick/android/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/src/joystick/android/SDL_sysjoystick.c
index 8656a5322..6ef16a93b 100644
--- a/src/joystick/android/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/android/SDL_sysjoystick.c
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ Android_RemoveJoystick(int device_id)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    const int retval = item->device_instance;
     if (item->joystick) {
         item->joystick->hwdata = NULL;
     }
@@ -376,7 +375,7 @@ Android_RemoveJoystick(int device_id)
     
     SDL_free(item->name);
     SDL_free(item);
-    return retval;
+    return numjoysticks;
 }