diff --git a/yt_dlp/jsinterp/common.py b/yt_dlp/jsinterp/common.py
index 6cea096185..0147d5b756 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/jsinterp/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/jsinterp/common.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def report_note(self, video_id, note):
         self.to_screen(f'{format_field(video_id, None, "%s: ")}{note}')
 
     def report_version(self):
-        pass
+        return
 
     @classmethod
     def supports_extractor(cls, ie_key: str):