diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
index 021e9f4cee..44c612ca36 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
@@ -716,8 +716,7 @@ (define-public classpath-devel
            (add-after 'unpack 'remove-unsupported-annotations
              (lambda _
                (substitute* (find-files "java" "\\.java$")
-                 (("@Override") ""))
-               #t))
+                 (("@Override") ""))))
            (add-after 'install 'install-data
              (lambda _ (invoke "make" "install-data"))))))
       (native-inputs