diff --git a/libmat2/archive.py b/libmat2/archive.py
index 924865ab63edea677f09161a9882153693c11928..3e24b71c9f52a0ede8a269764ef142a9f91a83c6 100644
--- a/libmat2/archive.py
+++ b/libmat2/archive.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class ArchiveBasedAbstractParser(abstract.AbstractParser):
 
     def is_archive_valid(self):
         """Raise a ValueError is the current file isn't valid."""
-        pass
 
     def _specific_cleanup(self, full_path: str) -> bool:
         """ This method can be used to apply specific treatment