diff --git a/api/v3/LocBlock.php b/api/v3/LocBlock.php
index 17270805238c2e49eaeb4cffb33d709e155a46f7..85b4f2822d3f902925715fb0d403a1387b5419fb 100644
--- a/api/v3/LocBlock.php
+++ b/api/v3/LocBlock.php
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ function civicrm_api3_loc_block_get($params) {
   // If a return param has been set then fetch the appropriate fk objects
   // This is a helper because api chaining does not work with a key like 'email_2'
   if (!empty($options['return'])) {
+    unset($params['return']);
     $values = array();
     $items = array('address', 'email', 'phone', 'im');
     $returnAll = !empty($options['return']['all']);
diff --git a/api/v3/examples/LocBlockCreate.php b/api/v3/examples/LocBlockCreate.php
index 584520ce63fbe5f5f77265aeabe346ef55890e05..2ce3383b193e7b257d3f956985a51fb9adbb9f97 100644
--- a/api/v3/examples/LocBlockCreate.php
+++ b/api/v3/examples/LocBlockCreate.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  
  */
 function loc_block_create_example(){
-$params = array( 
+$params = array(
   'version' => 3,
   'address_id' => 2,
   'phone_id' => 2,
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ $params = array(
  */
 function loc_block_create_expectedresult(){
 
-  $expectedResult = array( 
+  $expectedResult = array(
   'is_error' => 0,
   'version' => 3,
   'count' => 1,
   'id' => 2,
-  'values' => array( 
-      '2' => array( 
+  'values' => array(
+      '2' => array(
           'id' => '2',
           'address_id' => '2',
           'email_id' => '3',
diff --git a/api/v3/examples/LocBlockCreateEntities.php b/api/v3/examples/LocBlockCreateEntities.php
index b5eded8c903a142da9d8b445db4ad3a870d6ebbc..545e64b2f1540c95d96c69ce244580c9f69dfed5 100644
--- a/api/v3/examples/LocBlockCreateEntities.php
+++ b/api/v3/examples/LocBlockCreateEntities.php
@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@
  Create entities and location block in 1 api call
  */
 function loc_block_createentities_example(){
-$params = array( 
+$params = array(
   'version' => 3,
-  'email' => array( 
+  'email' => array(
       'location_type_id' => 1,
       'email' => 'test2@loc.block',
     ),
-  'phone' => array( 
+  'phone' => array(
       'location_type_id' => 1,
       'phone' => '987654321',
     ),
-  'phone_2' => array( 
+  'phone_2' => array(
       'location_type_id' => 1,
       'phone' => '456-7890',
     ),
-  'address' => array( 
+  'address' => array(
       'location_type_id' => 1,
       'street_address' => '987654321',
     ),
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ $params = array(
  */
 function loc_block_createentities_expectedresult(){
 
-  $expectedResult = array( 
+  $expectedResult = array(
   'is_error' => 0,
   'version' => 3,
   'count' => 1,
   'id' => 3,
-  'values' => array( 
-      '3' => array( 
-          'address' => array( 
+  'values' => array(
+      '3' => array(
+          'address' => array(
               'id' => '3',
               'location_type_id' => '1',
               'is_primary' => 0,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function loc_block_createentities_expectedresult(){
               'street_address' => '987654321',
               'manual_geo_code' => 0,
             ),
-          'email' => array( 
+          'email' => array(
               'id' => '4',
               'contact_id' => 'null',
               'location_type_id' => '1',
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function loc_block_createentities_expectedresult(){
               'signature_text' => '',
               'signature_html' => '',
             ),
-          'phone' => array( 
+          'phone' => array(
               'id' => '3',
               'contact_id' => 'null',
               'location_type_id' => '1',
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function loc_block_createentities_expectedresult(){
               'phone_numeric' => '',
               'phone_type_id' => '',
             ),
-          'phone_2' => array( 
+          'phone_2' => array(
               'id' => '4',
               'contact_id' => 'null',
               'location_type_id' => '1',
diff --git a/api/v3/examples/LocBlockGet.php b/api/v3/examples/LocBlockGet.php
index 5e1d4cb2898246943a584ed1288888446f62df49..86e7d42ab7c0c792cbd68cc1fdcf3a94dd7746a7 100644
--- a/api/v3/examples/LocBlockGet.php
+++ b/api/v3/examples/LocBlockGet.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  Get entities and location block in 1 api call
  */
 function loc_block_get_example(){
-$params = array( 
+$params = array(
   'version' => 3,
   'id' => 3,
   'return' => 'all',
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ $params = array(
  */
 function loc_block_get_expectedresult(){
 
-  $expectedResult = array( 
+  $expectedResult = array(
   'id' => '3',
   'address_id' => '3',
   'email_id' => '4',
   'phone_id' => '3',
   'phone_2_id' => '4',
-  'address' => array( 
+  'address' => array(
       'id' => '3',
       'location_type_id' => '1',
       'is_primary' => 0,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function loc_block_get_expectedresult(){
       'street_address' => '987654321',
       'manual_geo_code' => 0,
     ),
-  'email' => array( 
+  'email' => array(
       'id' => '4',
       'location_type_id' => '1',
       'email' => 'test2@loc.block',
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function loc_block_get_expectedresult(){
       'on_hold' => 0,
       'is_bulkmail' => 0,
     ),
-  'phone' => array( 
+  'phone' => array(
       'id' => '3',
       'location_type_id' => '1',
       'is_primary' => 0,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function loc_block_get_expectedresult(){
       'phone' => '987654321',
       'phone_numeric' => '987654321',
     ),
-  'phone_2' => array( 
+  'phone_2' => array(
       'id' => '4',
       'location_type_id' => '1',
       'is_primary' => 0,
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/api/v3/LocBlockTest.php b/tests/phpunit/api/v3/LocBlockTest.php
index f5c80b0792a12e12209ac75377d317a87eec74cd..8464feb03a9089cceef72cc949e8ac08b4fcb1f4 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/api/v3/LocBlockTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/api/v3/LocBlockTest.php
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ class api_v3_LocBlockTest extends CiviUnitTestCase {
     $this->assertEquals(1, $result['count'], 'In line ' . __LINE__);
 
     // Now check our results using the return param 'all'
-    $getParams = array('version' => $this->_apiversion, 'id' => $id, 'return' => 'all');
+    $getParams = array(
+      'version' => $this->_apiversion,
+      'id' => $id,
+      'return' => 'all'
+    );
     $result = civicrm_api($this->_entity, 'getsingle', $getParams);
     $this->documentMe($getParams, $result, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__, 'Get entities and location block in 1 api call', NULL, 'get');
     $this->assertNotNull($result['email_id'], 'In line ' . __LINE__);