diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index a04683004a56..0cd0e5597c90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -4864,16 +4864,10 @@ static void i40e_control_rx_q(struct i40e_pf *pf, int pf_q, bool enable)
  **/
 int i40e_control_wait_rx_q(struct i40e_pf *pf, int pf_q, bool enable)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-
 	i40e_control_rx_q(pf, pf_q, enable);
 
 	/* wait for the change to finish */
-	ret = i40e_pf_rxq_wait(pf, pf_q, enable);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return ret;
+	return i40e_pf_rxq_wait(pf, pf_q, enable);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_i210.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_i210.c
index 9db29b231d6a..784f9a7bcbed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_i210.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_i210.c
@@ -756,11 +756,7 @@ static s32 __igb_access_xmdio_reg(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 address,
 		return ret_val;
 
 	/* Recalibrate the device back to 0 */
-	ret_val = hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, E1000_MMDAC, 0);
-	if (ret_val)
-		return ret_val;
-
-	return ret_val;
+	return hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, E1000_MMDAC, 0);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
index 4cf737fb3b21..b758a7e0f013 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
@@ -675,11 +675,7 @@ static s32 __igc_access_xmdio_reg(struct igc_hw *hw, u16 address,
 		return ret_val;
 
 	/* Recalibrate the device back to 0 */
-	ret_val = hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, IGC_MMDAC, 0);
-	if (ret_val)
-		return ret_val;
-
-	return ret_val;
+	return hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, IGC_MMDAC, 0);
 }
 
 /**