diff --git a/libraries/SoftwareSerial/SoftwareSerial.cpp b/libraries/SoftwareSerial/SoftwareSerial.cpp
index 4e02cb6a4..64496febb 100755
--- a/libraries/SoftwareSerial/SoftwareSerial.cpp
+++ b/libraries/SoftwareSerial/SoftwareSerial.cpp
@@ -376,15 +376,13 @@ void SoftwareSerial::setRX(uint8_t rx)
 // Public methods
 //
 
-bool SoftwareSerial::begin(long speed)
+void SoftwareSerial::begin(long speed)
 {
   _rx_delay_centering = _rx_delay_intrabit = _rx_delay_stopbit = _tx_delay = 0;
 
-  long baud = 0;
-
   for (unsigned i=0; i<sizeof(table)/sizeof(table[0]); ++i)
   {
-    baud = pgm_read_dword(&table[i].baud);
+    long baud = pgm_read_dword(&table[i].baud);
     if (baud == speed)
     {
       _rx_delay_centering = pgm_read_word(&table[i].rx_delay_centering);
@@ -394,7 +392,6 @@ bool SoftwareSerial::begin(long speed)
       break;
     }
   }
-  if (baud != speed) return false;
 
   // Set up RX interrupts, but only if we have a valid RX baud rate
   if (_rx_delay_stopbit)
@@ -413,8 +410,6 @@ bool SoftwareSerial::begin(long speed)
 #endif
 
   listen();
-
-  return true;
 }
 
 void SoftwareSerial::end()
diff --git a/libraries/SoftwareSerial/SoftwareSerial.h b/libraries/SoftwareSerial/SoftwareSerial.h
index 4abefd31b..a6a60b556 100755
--- a/libraries/SoftwareSerial/SoftwareSerial.h
+++ b/libraries/SoftwareSerial/SoftwareSerial.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
   // public methods
   SoftwareSerial(uint8_t receivePin, uint8_t transmitPin, bool inverse_logic = false);
   ~SoftwareSerial();
-  bool begin(long speed);
+  void begin(long speed);
   bool listen();
   void end();
   bool isListening() { return this == active_object; }