diff --git a/compiler/parse/state/tag.js b/compiler/parse/state/tag.js
index b949a033a0..d8ac4fd776 100644
--- a/compiler/parse/state/tag.js
+++ b/compiler/parse/state/tag.js
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ function readAttribute ( parser, uniqueNames ) {
 	if ( !name ) return null;
 	if ( uniqueNames.has(name) ) {
 		parser.error( 'Attributes need to be unique', start );
-		return null;
 	}
 
 	uniqueNames.set(name, true);