diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
index 148ae15fed..ebcc9696af 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
@@ -587,20 +587,15 @@ int
 nodeConnectNodeDeviceEventDeregisterAny(virConnectPtr conn,
                                         int callbackID)
 {
-    int ret = -1;
-
     if (virConnectNodeDeviceEventDeregisterAnyEnsureACL(conn) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
+        return -1;
 
     if (virObjectEventStateDeregisterID(conn,
                                         driver->nodeDeviceEventState,
                                         callbackID, true) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
+        return -1;
 
-    ret = 0;
-
- cleanup:
-    return ret;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
index 29cd0ea573..fabd2ec454 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
@@ -1259,7 +1259,6 @@ udevSetParent(struct udev_device *device,
     const char *parent_sysfs_path = NULL;
     virNodeDeviceObjPtr obj = NULL;
     virNodeDeviceDefPtr objdef;
-    int ret = -1;
 
     parent_device = device;
     do {
@@ -1273,7 +1272,7 @@ udevSetParent(struct udev_device *device,
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                            _("Could not get syspath for parent of '%s'"),
                            udev_device_get_syspath(parent_device));
-            goto cleanup;
+            return -1;
         }
 
         if ((obj = virNodeDeviceObjListFindBySysfsPath(driver->devs,
@@ -1290,10 +1289,7 @@ udevSetParent(struct udev_device *device,
     if (!def->parent)
         def->parent = g_strdup("computer");
 
-    ret = 0;
-
- cleanup:
-    return ret;
+    return 0;
 }