diff --git a/deluge/common.py b/deluge/common.py
index e1df31779..904a9d05c 100644
--- a/deluge/common.py
+++ b/deluge/common.py
@@ -188,17 +188,15 @@ def open_url_in_browser(url):
 
     :param url: the url to open
     """
-    def start_browser():
-        import threading
-        import webbrowser
-        class BrowserThread(threading.Thread):
-            def __init__(self, url):
-                threading.Thread.__init__(self)
-                self.url = url
-            def run(self):
-                webbrowser.open(self.url)
-        BrowserThread(url).start()
-        return False
+    import threading
+    import webbrowser
+    class BrowserThread(threading.Thread):
+        def __init__(self, url):
+            threading.Thread.__init__(self)
+            self.url = url
+        def run(self):
+            webbrowser.open(self.url)
+    BrowserThread(url).start()
 
 ## Formatting text functions