diff --git a/lib/cuckoo/common/web_utils.py b/lib/cuckoo/common/web_utils.py
index e471e0847dd..a9b0a9ff0a6 100644
--- a/lib/cuckoo/common/web_utils.py
+++ b/lib/cuckoo/common/web_utils.py
@@ -1663,11 +1663,9 @@ def perform_search(
 
 def force_int(value):
     try:
-        value = int(value)
+        return int(value)
     except Exception:
-        value = 0
-    finally:
-        return value
+        return 0
 
 
 def force_bool(value):
diff --git a/web/submission/views.py b/web/submission/views.py
index 4b081e7affb..3d3819c0dcd 100644
--- a/web/submission/views.py
+++ b/web/submission/views.py
@@ -286,15 +286,6 @@ def __call__(self, func):
         return self.decorator(func)
 
 
-def force_int(value):
-    try:
-        value = int(value)
-    except Exception:
-        value = 0
-    finally:
-        return value
-
-
 @conditional_login_required(login_required, settings.WEB_AUTHENTICATION)
 def index(request, task_id=None, resubmit_hash=None):
     remote_console = False