diff --git a/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.c b/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.c
index 4968dfcf3e..13675acda5 100644
--- a/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.c
+++ b/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.c
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ virDomainObjListFilter(virDomainObj ***list,
 }
 
 
-int
+void
 virDomainObjListCollect(virDomainObjList *domlist,
                         virConnectPtr conn,
                         virDomainObj ***vms,
@@ -974,8 +974,6 @@ virDomainObjListCollect(virDomainObjList *domlist,
 {
     virDomainObjListCollectAll(domlist, vms, nvms);
     virDomainObjListFilter(vms, nvms, conn, filter, flags);
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -1046,8 +1044,7 @@ virDomainObjListExport(virDomainObjList *domlist,
     size_t i;
     int ret = -1;
 
-    if (virDomainObjListCollect(domlist, conn, &vms, &nvms, filter, flags) < 0)
-        return -1;
+    virDomainObjListCollect(domlist, conn, &vms, &nvms, filter, flags);
 
     if (domains) {
         doms = g_new0(virDomainPtr, nvms + 1);
diff --git a/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.h b/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.h
index 8c53680374..058f2c4ca6 100644
--- a/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.h
+++ b/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void
 virDomainObjListCollectAll(virDomainObjList *domlist,
                            virDomainObj ***vms,
                            size_t *nvms);
-int
+void
 virDomainObjListCollect(virDomainObjList *doms,
                         virConnectPtr conn,
                         virDomainObj ***vms,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 13ef9285fc..1c74ea96bc 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -18666,10 +18666,9 @@ qemuConnectGetAllDomainStats(virConnectPtr conn,
                                     lflags, true) < 0)
             return -1;
     } else {
-        if (virDomainObjListCollect(driver->domains, conn, &vms, &nvms,
-                                    virConnectGetAllDomainStatsCheckACL,
-                                    lflags) < 0)
-            return -1;
+        virDomainObjListCollect(driver->domains, conn, &vms, &nvms,
+                                virConnectGetAllDomainStatsCheckACL,
+                                lflags);
     }
 
     tmpstats = g_new0(virDomainStatsRecordPtr, nvms + 1);
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index 6c21c6bcb4..bd6f063a00 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -9923,9 +9923,7 @@ testConnectGetAllDomainStats(virConnectPtr conn,
                                     &nvms, NULL, lflags, true) < 0)
             return -1;
     } else {
-        if (virDomainObjListCollect(driver->domains, conn, &vms, &nvms,
-                                    NULL, lflags) < 0)
-            return -1;
+        virDomainObjListCollect(driver->domains, conn, &vms, &nvms, NULL, lflags);
     }
 
     tmpstats = g_new0(virDomainStatsRecordPtr, nvms + 1);
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index d5147a6c0d..327704b375 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -3771,10 +3771,9 @@ vzConnectGetAllDomainStats(virConnectPtr conn,
                                     lflags, true) < 0)
             return -1;
     } else {
-        if (virDomainObjListCollect(driver->domains, conn, &doms, &ndoms,
-                                    virConnectGetAllDomainStatsCheckACL,
-                                    lflags) < 0)
-            return -1;
+        virDomainObjListCollect(driver->domains, conn, &doms, &ndoms,
+                                virConnectGetAllDomainStatsCheckACL,
+                                lflags);
     }
 
     tmpstats = g_new0(virDomainStatsRecordPtr, ndoms + 1);