diff --git a/server/volview_server/api.py b/server/volview_server/api.py
index 6cde0eb85..0f7883622 100644
--- a/server/volview_server/api.py
+++ b/server/volview_server/api.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ def _unpack_data(self, data: bytes):
 
     def _pack_data(self, data):
         return msgpack.packb(data, default=self._encode_object)
-        pass
 
     def _decode_ext(self, code: int, data: bytes):
         """Decodes a msgpack extension type."""