diff --git a/3dparty/MDB2.php b/3dparty/MDB2.php
index 9ad63f7008..80e8df9e5b 100644
--- a/3dparty/MDB2.php
+++ b/3dparty/MDB2.php
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ class MDB2_Driver_Common extends PEAR
      * @access public
      * @see    PEAR_Error
      */
-    static function &raiseError($code = null,
+    static function raiseError($code = null,
                          $mode = null,
                          $options = null,
                          $userinfo = null,
@@ -4301,4 +4301,4 @@ function MDB2_defaultDebugOutput(&$db, $scope, $message, $context = array())
 }
 
 // }}}
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>