diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index de020de974..6f949f6319 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ function add_query_arg() {
 }
 
 function remove_query_arg($key, $query) {
-	add_query_arg($key, '', $query);
+	return add_query_arg($key, '', $query);
 }
 
 function load_template($file) {