diff --git a/panels_page/panels_page.read.inc b/panels_page/panels_page.read.inc
index 13f4c7bb81e877f20c2731373f74149ad76fb0bf..97821eb872db771583d0b2a7160b0e4d1d6dad49 100644
--- a/panels_page/panels_page.read.inc
+++ b/panels_page/panels_page.read.inc
@@ -126,15 +126,12 @@ function panels_page_loaded_cache($id, $panel_page = NULL) {
  */
 function panels_page_default_panels() {
   $panels = module_invoke_all('default_panel_pages');
+  $return = array();
   if (is_array($panels)) {
     foreach ($panels as $panel_page) {
       $return[$panel_page->name] = $panel_page;
     }
   }
-  else {
-    $return = array();
-  }
-
   return $return;
 }