diff --git a/src/renderer/webtorrent.js b/src/renderer/webtorrent.js
index fce37e09..b080beca 100644
--- a/src/renderer/webtorrent.js
+++ b/src/renderer/webtorrent.js
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ function startTorrenting (torrentKey, torrentID, path, fileModtimes, selections)
 
   // Only download the files the user wants, not necessarily all files
   torrent.once('ready', () => selectFiles(torrent, selections))
-
-  return torrent
 }
 
 function stopTorrenting (infoHash) {