diff --git a/doc/data/messages/u/useless-return/bad.py b/doc/data/messages/u/useless-return/bad.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..198d8ed7a0
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+++ b/doc/data/messages/u/useless-return/bad.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import sys
+
+
+def print_python_version():  # [useless-return]
+    print(sys.version)
+    return None
diff --git a/doc/data/messages/u/useless-return/good.py b/doc/data/messages/u/useless-return/good.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeb60cbccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/data/messages/u/useless-return/good.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import sys
+
+
+def print_python_version():
+    print(sys.version)