Removed old return types

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 * Support for Python 3.8 has been removed.
   [(#49)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-honeywell/pull/49)
 
+* The old return type system has been removed.
+  [(#50)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-honeywell/pull/50)
+
 ### Improvements
 
 ### Documentation

pennylane_honeywell/device.py

@@ -475,10 +475,7 @@ def execute(self, tape, **kwargs):
         self._samples = self.generate_samples()
 
         # compute the required statistics
-        if not qml.active_return():
-            results = self._statistics_legacy(tape)
-        else:
-            results = self.statistics(tape)
+        results = self.statistics(tape)
 
         # Ensures that a combination with sample does not put
         # expvals and vars in superfluous arrays

tests/test_device.py

@@ -882,13 +882,9 @@ def circuit(x, y):
             ([0, 1, 1], REF_RESULTS_011),
         ],
     )
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("old_return", [True, False])
-    def test_reference_results_correct_expval(self, wire_flip_idx, ref_result, old_return, monkeypatch):
+    def test_reference_results_correct_expval(self, wire_flip_idx, ref_result, monkeypatch):
         """Tests that a simple circuit with a known specific result from the platform leads to the proper
         expectation value in PennyLane."""
-        if old_return:
-            qml.disable_return()
-
         num_wires = len(wire_flip_idx)
         dev = qml.device(
             "honeywell.hqs",
@@ -918,9 +914,6 @@ def circuit():
         expected = (-1) ** np.array(wire_flip_idx)
         assert np.all(expected == res)
 
-        if old_return:
-            qml.enable_return()
-
     def test_analytic_error(self):
         """Test that instantiating the device with `shots=None` results in an error"""
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="does not support analytic"):