diff --git a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
index d38d70ccdd5a..46f6d329edf9 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
@@ -293,31 +293,13 @@ static struct batadv_debuginfo *batadv_hardif_debuginfos[] = {
 void batadv_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	struct batadv_debuginfo **bat_debug;
-	struct dentry *file;
 
 	batadv_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(BATADV_DEBUGFS_SUBDIR, NULL);
-	if (batadv_debugfs == ERR_PTR(-ENODEV))
-		batadv_debugfs = NULL;
-
-	if (!batadv_debugfs)
-		goto err;
-
-	for (bat_debug = batadv_general_debuginfos; *bat_debug; ++bat_debug) {
-		file = debugfs_create_file(((*bat_debug)->attr).name,
-					   S_IFREG | ((*bat_debug)->attr).mode,
-					   batadv_debugfs, NULL,
-					   &(*bat_debug)->fops);
-		if (!file) {
-			pr_err("Can't add general debugfs file: %s\n",
-			       ((*bat_debug)->attr).name);
-			goto err;
-		}
-	}
 
-	return;
-err:
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(batadv_debugfs);
-	batadv_debugfs = NULL;
+	for (bat_debug = batadv_general_debuginfos; *bat_debug; ++bat_debug)
+		debugfs_create_file(((*bat_debug)->attr).name,
+				    S_IFREG | ((*bat_debug)->attr).mode,
+				    batadv_debugfs, NULL, &(*bat_debug)->fops);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -333,42 +315,24 @@ void batadv_debugfs_destroy(void)
  * batadv_debugfs_add_hardif() - creates the base directory for a hard interface
  *  in debugfs.
  * @hard_iface: hard interface which should be added.
- *
- * Return: 0 on success or negative error number in case of failure
  */
-int batadv_debugfs_add_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
+void batadv_debugfs_add_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(hard_iface->net_dev);
 	struct batadv_debuginfo **bat_debug;
 	struct dentry *file;
 
-	if (!batadv_debugfs)
-		goto out;
-
 	if (net != &init_net)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	hard_iface->debug_dir = debugfs_create_dir(hard_iface->net_dev->name,
 						   batadv_debugfs);
-	if (!hard_iface->debug_dir)
-		goto out;
-
-	for (bat_debug = batadv_hardif_debuginfos; *bat_debug; ++bat_debug) {
-		file = debugfs_create_file(((*bat_debug)->attr).name,
-					   S_IFREG | ((*bat_debug)->attr).mode,
-					   hard_iface->debug_dir,
-					   hard_iface->net_dev,
-					   &(*bat_debug)->fops);
-		if (!file)
-			goto rem_attr;
-	}
 
-	return 0;
-rem_attr:
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(hard_iface->debug_dir);
-	hard_iface->debug_dir = NULL;
-out:
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	for (bat_debug = batadv_hardif_debuginfos; *bat_debug; ++bat_debug)
+		debugfs_create_file(((*bat_debug)->attr).name,
+				    S_IFREG | ((*bat_debug)->attr).mode,
+				    hard_iface->debug_dir, hard_iface->net_dev,
+				    &(*bat_debug)->fops);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -379,15 +343,12 @@ void batadv_debugfs_rename_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
 	const char *name = hard_iface->net_dev->name;
 	struct dentry *dir;
-	struct dentry *d;
 
 	dir = hard_iface->debug_dir;
 	if (!dir)
 		return;
 
-	d = debugfs_rename(dir->d_parent, dir, dir->d_parent, name);
-	if (!d)
-		pr_err("Can't rename debugfs dir to %s\n", name);
+	debugfs_rename(dir->d_parent, dir, dir->d_parent, name);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -421,42 +382,28 @@ int batadv_debugfs_add_meshif(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	struct dentry *file;
 
-	if (!batadv_debugfs)
-		goto out;
-
 	if (net != &init_net)
 		return 0;
 
 	bat_priv->debug_dir = debugfs_create_dir(dev->name, batadv_debugfs);
-	if (!bat_priv->debug_dir)
-		goto out;
 
-	if (batadv_socket_setup(bat_priv) < 0)
-		goto rem_attr;
+	batadv_socket_setup(bat_priv);
 
 	if (batadv_debug_log_setup(bat_priv) < 0)
 		goto rem_attr;
 
-	for (bat_debug = batadv_mesh_debuginfos; *bat_debug; ++bat_debug) {
-		file = debugfs_create_file(((*bat_debug)->attr).name,
-					   S_IFREG | ((*bat_debug)->attr).mode,
-					   bat_priv->debug_dir,
-					   dev, &(*bat_debug)->fops);
-		if (!file) {
-			batadv_err(dev, "Can't add debugfs file: %s/%s\n",
-				   dev->name, ((*bat_debug)->attr).name);
-			goto rem_attr;
-		}
-	}
+	for (bat_debug = batadv_mesh_debuginfos; *bat_debug; ++bat_debug)
+		debugfs_create_file(((*bat_debug)->attr).name,
+				    S_IFREG | ((*bat_debug)->attr).mode,
+				    bat_priv->debug_dir, dev,
+				    &(*bat_debug)->fops);
 
-	if (batadv_nc_init_debugfs(bat_priv) < 0)
-		goto rem_attr;
+	batadv_nc_init_debugfs(bat_priv);
 
 	return 0;
 rem_attr:
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(bat_priv->debug_dir);
 	bat_priv->debug_dir = NULL;
-out:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
@@ -469,15 +416,12 @@ void batadv_debugfs_rename_meshif(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	const char *name = dev->name;
 	struct dentry *dir;
-	struct dentry *d;
 
 	dir = bat_priv->debug_dir;
 	if (!dir)
 		return;
 
-	d = debugfs_rename(dir->d_parent, dir, dir->d_parent, name);
-	if (!d)
-		pr_err("Can't rename debugfs dir to %s\n", name);
+	debugfs_rename(dir->d_parent, dir, dir->d_parent, name);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
index 7fac680cf740..054f32b8d562 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void batadv_debugfs_destroy(void);
 int batadv_debugfs_add_meshif(struct net_device *dev);
 void batadv_debugfs_rename_meshif(struct net_device *dev);
 void batadv_debugfs_del_meshif(struct net_device *dev);
-int batadv_debugfs_add_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
+void batadv_debugfs_add_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
 void batadv_debugfs_rename_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
 void batadv_debugfs_del_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
 
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ static inline void batadv_debugfs_del_meshif(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 static inline
-int batadv_debugfs_add_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
+void batadv_debugfs_add_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 79d1731b8306..e1084a94fcac 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -920,9 +920,7 @@ batadv_hardif_add_interface(struct net_device *net_dev)
 	hard_iface->soft_iface = NULL;
 	hard_iface->if_status = BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE;
 
-	ret = batadv_debugfs_add_hardif(hard_iface);
-	if (ret)
-		goto free_sysfs;
+	batadv_debugfs_add_hardif(hard_iface);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hard_iface->list);
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&hard_iface->neigh_list);
@@ -944,8 +942,6 @@ batadv_hardif_add_interface(struct net_device *net_dev)
 
 	return hard_iface;
 
-free_sysfs:
-	batadv_sysfs_del_hardif(&hard_iface->hardif_obj);
 free_if:
 	kfree(hard_iface);
 release_dev:
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
index 0a91c8661357..0a70b66e8770 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
@@ -314,25 +314,11 @@ static const struct file_operations batadv_fops = {
 /**
  * batadv_socket_setup() - Create debugfs "socket" file
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
- *
- * Return: 0 on success or negative error number in case of failure
  */
-int batadv_socket_setup(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+void batadv_socket_setup(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
-	struct dentry *d;
-
-	if (!bat_priv->debug_dir)
-		goto err;
-
-	d = debugfs_create_file(BATADV_ICMP_SOCKET, 0600, bat_priv->debug_dir,
-				bat_priv, &batadv_fops);
-	if (!d)
-		goto err;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err:
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	debugfs_create_file(BATADV_ICMP_SOCKET, 0600, bat_priv->debug_dir,
+			    bat_priv, &batadv_fops);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
index 35eecbfd2e65..c92c29c406a9 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ struct batadv_icmp_header;
 
 #define BATADV_ICMP_SOCKET "socket"
 
-int batadv_socket_setup(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
+void batadv_socket_setup(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUGFS
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/log.c b/net/batman-adv/log.c
index f79ebd5b46e9..9366f3a1888e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/log.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/log.c
@@ -192,25 +192,16 @@ int batadv_debug_log_setup(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	struct dentry *d;
 
-	if (!bat_priv->debug_dir)
-		goto err;
-
 	bat_priv->debug_log = kzalloc(sizeof(*bat_priv->debug_log), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!bat_priv->debug_log)
-		goto err;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&bat_priv->debug_log->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&bat_priv->debug_log->queue_wait);
 
-	d = debugfs_create_file("log", 0400, bat_priv->debug_dir, bat_priv,
+	debugfs_create_file("log", 0400, bat_priv->debug_dir, bat_priv,
 				&batadv_log_fops);
-	if (!d)
-		goto err;
-
 	return 0;
-
-err:
-	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
index c5e7906045f3..580609389f0f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
@@ -1951,34 +1951,19 @@ int batadv_nc_nodes_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 /**
  * batadv_nc_init_debugfs() - create nc folder and related files in debugfs
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
- *
- * Return: 0 on success or negative error number in case of failure
  */
-int batadv_nc_init_debugfs(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+void batadv_nc_init_debugfs(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
-	struct dentry *nc_dir, *file;
+	struct dentry *nc_dir;
 
 	nc_dir = debugfs_create_dir("nc", bat_priv->debug_dir);
-	if (!nc_dir)
-		goto out;
 
-	file = debugfs_create_u8("min_tq", 0644, nc_dir, &bat_priv->nc.min_tq);
-	if (!file)
-		goto out;
+	debugfs_create_u8("min_tq", 0644, nc_dir, &bat_priv->nc.min_tq);
 
-	file = debugfs_create_u32("max_fwd_delay", 0644, nc_dir,
-				  &bat_priv->nc.max_fwd_delay);
-	if (!file)
-		goto out;
+	debugfs_create_u32("max_fwd_delay", 0644, nc_dir,
+			   &bat_priv->nc.max_fwd_delay);
 
-	file = debugfs_create_u32("max_buffer_time", 0644, nc_dir,
-				  &bat_priv->nc.max_buffer_time);
-	if (!file)
-		goto out;
-
-	return 0;
-
-out:
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	debugfs_create_u32("max_buffer_time", 0644, nc_dir,
+			   &bat_priv->nc.max_buffer_time);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h
index 74f56113a5d0..a63ac58b1e72 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void batadv_nc_skb_store_for_decoding(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 void batadv_nc_skb_store_sniffed_unicast(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 					 struct sk_buff *skb);
 int batadv_nc_nodes_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
-int batadv_nc_init_debugfs(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
+void batadv_nc_init_debugfs(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 
 #else /* ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC */
 
@@ -111,9 +111,8 @@ static inline int batadv_nc_nodes_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int batadv_nc_init_debugfs(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+static inline void batadv_nc_init_debugfs(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 #endif /* ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC */
