diff --git a/include/fmt/printf.h b/include/fmt/printf.h
index 9fa329b3..fb062804 100644
--- a/include/fmt/printf.h
+++ b/include/fmt/printf.h
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ class printf_precision_handler {
 
   template <typename T, FMT_ENABLE_IF(!std::is_integral<T>::value)>
   int operator()(T) {
-    FMT_THROW(format_error("precision is not integer"));
-#if FMT_MSC_VER
-    return 0;
-#endif
+    throw format_error("precision is not integer");
   }
 };
 
@@ -168,10 +165,7 @@ template <typename Char> class printf_width_handler {
 
   template <typename T, FMT_ENABLE_IF(!std::is_integral<T>::value)>
   unsigned operator()(T) {
-    FMT_THROW(format_error("width is not integer"));
-#if FMT_MSC_VER
-    return 0;
-#endif
+    throw format_error("width is not integer");
   }
 };