diff --git a/websocket/_utils.py b/websocket/_utils.py
index f431702..71d0e00 100644
--- a/websocket/_utils.py
+++ b/websocket/_utils.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ except ImportError:
         codep = (ch & 0x3f ) | (codep << 6) if (state != _UTF8_ACCEPT)  else (0xff >> tp) & ch
         state = _UTF8D[256 + state + tp]
 
-        return state, codep;
+        return state, codep
 
     def _validate_utf8(utfbytes):
         state = _UTF8_ACCEPT