diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/uidna.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/uidna.cpp
index 4775546f6ff..fe51157f156 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/uidna.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/uidna.cpp
@@ -481,12 +481,6 @@ getNextSeparator(UChar *src,int32_t srcLength,StringPrep* prep,
                 
             }
         }
-        // we have not found the delimiter
-        if(i==srcLength){
-            *limit = src+srcLength;
-            *done = TRUE;
-        }
-        return i;
     }else{
         int32_t i;
         for(i=0;i<srcLength;i++){