diff --git a/src/osd/ECBackend.h b/src/osd/ECBackend.h
index d659d64dff6..d13be3f25c6 100644
--- a/src/osd/ECBackend.h
+++ b/src/osd/ECBackend.h
@@ -261,16 +261,12 @@ private:
       switch (state) {
       case ECBackend::RecoveryOp::IDLE:
 	return "IDLE";
-	break;
       case ECBackend::RecoveryOp::READING:
 	return "READING";
-	break;
       case ECBackend::RecoveryOp::WRITING:
 	return "WRITING";
-	break;
       case ECBackend::RecoveryOp::COMPLETE:
 	return "COMPLETE";
-	break;
       default:
 	ceph_abort();
 	return "";