diff --git a/xchart-examples/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/demo/XChartDemo.java b/xchart-examples/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/demo/XChartDemo.java
index a257d963b7dc9f1bf1baa4d94f31b5f79ab07f79..460caf17a67d6af9d8ad29a5e88decd3d6d047f5 100644
--- a/xchart-examples/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/demo/XChartDemo.java
+++ b/xchart-examples/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/demo/XChartDemo.java
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ public class XChartDemo extends JPanel implements TreeSelectionListener {
       chartPanel = new XChartPanel(chartInfo.getExampleChart());
       splitPane.setBottomComponent(chartPanel);
     }
-    // tree branch node
-    else {
-      // do nothing
-    }
   }
 
   private void createNodes(DefaultMutableTreeNode top) {