diff --git a/source/dyaml/scanner.d b/source/dyaml/scanner.d
index 42cb886..b848eda 100644
--- a/source/dyaml/scanner.d
+++ b/source/dyaml/scanner.d
@@ -857,15 +857,13 @@ final class Scanner
             return reader_.get(length);
         }
 
-        /// Scan all characters until next line break.
-        dchar[] scanToNextBreak() @safe pure nothrow @nogc
+        /// Scan and throw away all characters until next line break.
+        void scanToNextBreak() @safe pure nothrow @nogc
         {
-            uint length = 0;
-            while(!"\0\n\r\u0085\u2028\u2029"d.canFind(reader_.peek(length)))
+            while(!"\0\n\r\u0085\u2028\u2029"d.canFind(reader_.peek()))
             {
-                ++length;
+                reader_.forward();
             }
-            return reader_.get(length);
         }
 
         /// Scan all characters until next line break.