diff --git a/backends/timer/default/default-timer.cpp b/backends/timer/default/default-timer.cpp
index 245291c06c6..9e04e0786b7 100644
--- a/backends/timer/default/default-timer.cpp
+++ b/backends/timer/default/default-timer.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ DefaultTimerManager::~DefaultTimerManager() {
 	}
 }
 
-int DefaultTimerManager::handler(int t) {
+void DefaultTimerManager::handler() {
 	Common::StackLock lock(_mutex);
 	uint32 interval, l;
 
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ int DefaultTimerManager::handler(int t) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	return t;
 }
 
 bool DefaultTimerManager::installTimerProc(TimerProc procedure, int32 interval, void *refCon) {
diff --git a/backends/timer/default/default-timer.h b/backends/timer/default/default-timer.h
index 8c16122b02a..bea4dc3f864 100644
--- a/backends/timer/default/default-timer.h
+++ b/backends/timer/default/default-timer.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
 	void removeTimerProc(TimerProc proc);
 
 	// Timer callback, to be invoked at regular time intervals by the backend.
-	int handler(int t);
+	void handler();
 };
 
 #endif