diff --git a/libraries/rte/rte_export.lib.php b/libraries/rte/rte_export.lib.php
index e9fb1720a3..eb3bed9b56 100644
--- a/libraries/rte/rte_export.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/rte/rte_export.lib.php
@@ -11,16 +11,15 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
  * This function is called from one of the other functions in this file
  * and it completes the handling of the export functionality.
  *
- * @param  bool    $success      Whether the export was successful
  * @param  string  $item_name    The name of the item that we are exporting
  * @param  string  $export_data  The SQL query to create the requested item
  */
-function PMA_RTE_handleExport($success, $item_name, $export_data)
+function PMA_RTE_handleExport($item_name, $export_data)
 {
     global $db, $table, $human_name;
 
     $item_name = htmlspecialchars(PMA_backquote($_GET['item_name']));
-    if ($success) {
+    if ($export_data !== false) {
         $export_data = '<textarea cols="40" rows="15" style="width: 100%;">'
                      . htmlspecialchars($export_data) . '</textarea>';
         // l10n: Sample output: 'Export of event `testevent`' or 'Export of trigger `mytrigger`'
@@ -58,13 +57,9 @@ function PMA_EVN_handleExport()
     global $_GET, $db;
 
     if (! empty($_GET['export_item']) && ! empty($_GET['item_name'])) {
-        $success = false;
         $item_name = $_GET['item_name'];
         $export_data = PMA_DBI_get_definition($db, 'EVENT', $item_name);
-        if ($export_data !== false) {
-            $success = true;
-        }
-        PMA_RTE_handleExport($success, $item_name, $export_data);
+        PMA_RTE_handleExport($item_name, $export_data);
     }
 } // end PMA_EVN_handleExport()
 
@@ -77,7 +72,6 @@ function PMA_RTN_handleExport()
     global $_GET, $db;
 
     if (! empty($_GET['export_item']) && ! empty($_GET['item_name'])) {
-        $success = false;
         $item_name = $_GET['item_name'];
         $type = PMA_DBI_fetch_value(
                     "SELECT ROUTINE_TYPE "
@@ -86,10 +80,7 @@ function PMA_RTN_handleExport()
                   . "AND SPECIFIC_NAME='" . PMA_sqlAddSlashes($item_name) . "';"
                 );
         $export_data = PMA_DBI_get_definition($db, $type, $item_name);
-        if ($export_data !== false) {
-            $success = true;
-        }
-        PMA_RTE_handleExport($success, $item_name, $export_data);
+        PMA_RTE_handleExport($item_name, $export_data);
     }
 } // end PMA_RTN_handleExport()
 
@@ -102,7 +93,6 @@ function PMA_TRI_handleExport()
     global $_GET, $db, $table;
 
     if (! empty($_GET['export_item']) && ! empty($_GET['item_name'])) {
-        $success = false;
         $item_name = $_GET['item_name'];
         $triggers = PMA_DBI_get_triggers($db, $table);
         $export_data = false;
@@ -112,10 +102,7 @@ function PMA_TRI_handleExport()
                 break;
             }
         }
-        if ($export_data !== false) {
-            $success = true;
-        }
-        PMA_RTE_handleExport($success, $item_name, $export_data);
+        PMA_RTE_handleExport($item_name, $export_data);
     }
 } // end PMA_TRI_handleExport()
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