diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/atom/punit_atom_debug.c b/arch/x86/platform/atom/punit_atom_debug.c
index 6cb6076223ba..58f1023cf9bc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/atom/punit_atom_debug.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/atom/punit_atom_debug.c
@@ -113,24 +113,12 @@ DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(punit_dev_state);
 
 static struct dentry *punit_dbg_file;
 
-static int punit_dbgfs_register(struct punit_device *punit_device)
+static void punit_dbgfs_register(struct punit_device *punit_device)
 {
-	struct dentry *dev_state;
-
 	punit_dbg_file = debugfs_create_dir("punit_atom", NULL);
-	if (!punit_dbg_file)
-		return -ENXIO;
 
-	dev_state = debugfs_create_file("dev_power_state", 0444,
-					punit_dbg_file, punit_device,
-					&punit_dev_state_fops);
-	if (!dev_state) {
-		pr_err("punit_dev_state register failed\n");
-		debugfs_remove(punit_dbg_file);
-		return -ENXIO;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	debugfs_create_file("dev_power_state", 0444, punit_dbg_file,
+			    punit_device, &punit_dev_state_fops);
 }
 
 static void punit_dbgfs_unregister(void)
@@ -154,15 +142,12 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(x86cpu, intel_punit_cpu_ids);
 static int __init punit_atom_debug_init(void)
 {
 	const struct x86_cpu_id *id;
-	int ret;
 
 	id = x86_match_cpu(intel_punit_cpu_ids);
 	if (!id)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ret = punit_dbgfs_register((struct punit_device *)id->driver_data);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	punit_dbgfs_register((struct punit_device *)id->driver_data);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c b/arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c
index b5420371d32d..6dd25dc5f027 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct imr_device {
-	struct dentry	*file;
 	bool		init;
 	struct mutex	lock;
 	int		max_imr;
@@ -231,13 +230,11 @@ DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(imr_dbgfs_state);
  * imr_debugfs_register - register debugfs hooks.
  *
  * @idev:	pointer to imr_device structure.
- * @return:	0 on success - errno on failure.
  */
-static int imr_debugfs_register(struct imr_device *idev)
+static void imr_debugfs_register(struct imr_device *idev)
 {
-	idev->file = debugfs_create_file("imr_state", 0444, NULL, idev,
-					 &imr_dbgfs_state_fops);
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(idev->file);
+	debugfs_create_file("imr_state", 0444, NULL, idev,
+			    &imr_dbgfs_state_fops);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -582,7 +579,6 @@ static const struct x86_cpu_id imr_ids[] __initconst = {
 static int __init imr_init(void)
 {
 	struct imr_device *idev = &imr_dev;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (!x86_match_cpu(imr_ids) || !iosf_mbi_available())
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -592,9 +588,7 @@ static int __init imr_init(void)
 	idev->init = true;
 
 	mutex_init(&idev->lock);
-	ret = imr_debugfs_register(idev);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		pr_warn("debugfs register failed!\n");
+	imr_debugfs_register(idev);
 	imr_fixup_memmap(idev);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/intel/iosf_mbi.c b/arch/x86/platform/intel/iosf_mbi.c
index a9f2e888e135..b18d4dec4658 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/intel/iosf_mbi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel/iosf_mbi.c
@@ -470,31 +470,16 @@ static struct dentry *iosf_dbg;
 
 static void iosf_sideband_debug_init(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d;
-
 	iosf_dbg = debugfs_create_dir("iosf_sb", NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(iosf_dbg))
-		return;
 
 	/* mdr */
-	d = debugfs_create_x32("mdr", 0660, iosf_dbg, &dbg_mdr);
-	if (!d)
-		goto cleanup;
+	debugfs_create_x32("mdr", 0660, iosf_dbg, &dbg_mdr);
 
 	/* mcrx */
-	d = debugfs_create_x32("mcrx", 0660, iosf_dbg, &dbg_mcrx);
-	if (!d)
-		goto cleanup;
+	debugfs_create_x32("mcrx", 0660, iosf_dbg, &dbg_mcrx);
 
 	/* mcr - initiates mailbox tranaction */
-	d = debugfs_create_file("mcr", 0660, iosf_dbg, &dbg_mcr, &iosf_mcr_fops);
-	if (!d)
-		goto cleanup;
-
-	return;
-
-cleanup:
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(d);
+	debugfs_create_file("mcr", 0660, iosf_dbg, &dbg_mcr, &iosf_mcr_fops);
 }
 
 static void iosf_debugfs_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c b/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c
index 0c7dfec4acac..20c389a91b80 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ static struct tunables tunables[] = {
 };
 
 static struct dentry *tunables_dir;
-static struct dentry *tunables_file;
 
 /* these correspond to the statistics printed by ptc_seq_show() */
 static char *stat_description[] = {
@@ -1700,18 +1699,8 @@ static int __init uv_ptc_init(void)
 	}
 
 	tunables_dir = debugfs_create_dir(UV_BAU_TUNABLES_DIR, NULL);
-	if (!tunables_dir) {
-		pr_err("unable to create debugfs directory %s\n",
-		       UV_BAU_TUNABLES_DIR);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	tunables_file = debugfs_create_file(UV_BAU_TUNABLES_FILE, 0600,
-					tunables_dir, NULL, &tunables_fops);
-	if (!tunables_file) {
-		pr_err("unable to create debugfs file %s\n",
-		       UV_BAU_TUNABLES_FILE);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	debugfs_create_file(UV_BAU_TUNABLES_FILE, 0600, tunables_dir, NULL,
+			    &tunables_fops);
 	return 0;
 }