diff --git a/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs b/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
index b1dc27d7a..f3d61b29e 100644
--- a/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
@@ -490,10 +490,7 @@ fn get_seccomp_filter_trap(thread_type: Thread) -> Result<SeccompFilter, Error>
         Thread::Vmm => vmm_thread_rules()?,
     };
 
-    Ok(SeccompFilter::new(
-        rules.into_iter().collect(),
-        SeccompAction::Trap,
-    )?)
+    SeccompFilter::new(rules.into_iter().collect(), SeccompAction::Trap)
 }
 
 fn get_seccomp_filter_log(thread_type: Thread) -> Result<SeccompFilter, Error> {
@@ -504,10 +501,7 @@ fn get_seccomp_filter_log(thread_type: Thread) -> Result<SeccompFilter, Error> {
         Thread::Vmm => vmm_thread_rules()?,
     };
 
-    Ok(SeccompFilter::new(
-        rules.into_iter().collect(),
-        SeccompAction::Log,
-    )?)
+    SeccompFilter::new(rules.into_iter().collect(), SeccompAction::Log)
 }
 
 /// Generate a BPF program based on the seccomp_action value
diff --git a/vmm/src/vm.rs b/vmm/src/vm.rs
index 7ad05864f..3c0e88ede 100644
--- a/vmm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm.rs
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ impl Vm {
         for entry in self.device_manager.lock().unwrap().cmdline_additions() {
             cmdline.insert_str(entry).map_err(Error::CmdLineInsertStr)?;
         }
-        Ok(CString::new(cmdline).map_err(Error::CmdLineCString)?)
+        CString::new(cmdline).map_err(Error::CmdLineCString)
     }
 
     #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]