diff --git a/.eslintrc.es5.json b/.eslintrc.es5.json
index b516e8053a..14082c6a6b 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.es5.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.es5.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     "computed-property-spacing": 0,
     "no-plusplus": 0,
     "array-bracket-spacing": 0,
-    "no-unreachable": 0,
     "default-case": 0,
     "no-lonely-if": 0,
     "space-before-blocks": 0,
diff --git a/assets/js/src/modal.js b/assets/js/src/modal.js
index 36971999a9..46ec1f0a9f 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/modal.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/modal.js
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ define('modal', ['mailpoet', 'jquery'],
         } else {
           return window.Handlebars.compile(template);
         }
-        return false;
       },
       init: function(options) {
         if(this.initialized === true) {