diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.cpp
index 7b2c6378ced..be035787553 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.cpp
@@ -146,11 +146,10 @@ Script *SegManager::allocateScript(int script_nr, SegmentId *segid) {
 	return (Script *)mem;
 }
 
-int SegManager::deallocate(SegmentId seg, bool recursive) {
-	SegmentObj *mobj;
+void SegManager::deallocate(SegmentId seg, bool recursive) {
 	VERIFY(check(seg), "invalid seg id");
 
-	mobj = _heap[seg];
+	SegmentObj *mobj = _heap[seg];
 
 	if (mobj->getType() == SEG_TYPE_SCRIPT) {
 		Script *scr = (Script *)mobj;
@@ -161,8 +160,6 @@ int SegManager::deallocate(SegmentId seg, bool recursive) {
 
 	delete mobj;
 	_heap[seg] = NULL;
-
-	return 1;
 }
 
 bool SegManager::isHeapObject(reg_t pos) const {
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.h b/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.h
index c3bf4ae2b60..61fa2e22454 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.h
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.h
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ private:
 
 private:
 	SegmentObj *allocSegment(SegmentObj *mem, SegmentId *segid);
-	int deallocate(SegmentId seg, bool recursive);
+	void deallocate(SegmentId seg, bool recursive);
 	void createClassTable();
 
 	SegmentId findFreeSegment() const;