diff --git a/milli/src/update/index_documents/extract/mod.rs b/milli/src/update/index_documents/extract/mod.rs
index b8ff00125..251a2db99 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/index_documents/extract/mod.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/index_documents/extract/mod.rs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ fn send_original_documents_data(
     });
 
     // TODO: create a custom internal error
-    drop(lmdb_writer_sx.send(Ok(TypedChunk::Documents(original_documents_chunk))));
+    let _ = lmdb_writer_sx.send(Ok(TypedChunk::Documents(original_documents_chunk)));
     Ok(())
 }