diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/event/base.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/event/base.py
index 0fe11490a7..2eb8846f61 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/event/base.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/event/base.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class _EventMeta(type):
 
     def __init__(cls, classname, bases, dict_):
         _create_dispatcher_class(cls, classname, bases, dict_)
-        return type.__init__(cls, classname, bases, dict_)
+        type.__init__(cls, classname, bases, dict_)
 
 
 def _create_dispatcher_class(cls, classname, bases, dict_):
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/fixtures.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/fixtures.py
index daf5342152..62bf9fc1fa 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/fixtures.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/fixtures.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class MappedTest(_ORMTest, TablesTest, assertions.AssertsExecutionResults):
         class FindFixture(type):
             def __init__(cls, classname, bases, dict_):
                 cls_registry[classname] = cls
-                return type.__init__(cls, classname, bases, dict_)
+                type.__init__(cls, classname, bases, dict_)
 
         class _Base(util.with_metaclass(FindFixture, object)):
             pass