diff --git a/circ/returns.pl b/circ/returns.pl
index c1826e7158..4e67183c42 100755
--- a/circ/returns.pl
+++ b/circ/returns.pl
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if ($query->param('resbarcode')) {
my $slip = $query->param('resslip');
printslip(\%env, $slip);
if ($tobranchcd ne $branch) {
- my ($transfered, $messages, $iteminfo) = transferbook($tobranchcd, $resbarcode, 1);
+# my ($transfered, $messages, $iteminfo) = transferbook($tobranchcd, $resbarcode, 1);
$reservetext .= <<"EOF";
Item marked Waiting:
Item: $iteminfo->{'title'} ($iteminfo->{'author'})