diff --git a/D47crunch/__init__.py b/D47crunch/__init__.py
index 8fc7611..6fc6101 100755
--- a/D47crunch/__init__.py
+++ b/D47crunch/__init__.py
@@ -2698,8 +2698,6 @@ def plot_residuals(self, dir = 'output', filename = None, highlight = [], colors
 		if not os.path.exists(dir):
 			os.makedirs(dir)
 		if filename is None:
-			return fig
-		elif filename == '':
 			filename = f'D{self._4x}_residuals.pdf'
 		ppl.savefig(f'{dir}/{filename}')
 		ppl.close(fig)