diff --git a/stone/backends/swift_client.py b/stone/backends/swift_client.py
index f068f5de..3690ff5d 100644
--- a/stone/backends/swift_client.py
+++ b/stone/backends/swift_client.py
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ def _generate_request_boxes(self, api):
             template.globals = template_globals
 
             # don't include the default case in the generated switch statement if it's unreachable
-            include_default_in_switch = \
-                len(background_objc_routes) < len(background_compatible_routes)
+            include_default_in_switch = True
+            # TODO(jlocke): implement this to eliminate the unreachable code warning
 
             output = template.render(
                 background_compatible_routes=background_compatible_routes,