diff --git a/net/tipc/config.c b/net/tipc/config.c
index e74eef2e7490..e6d721692ae0 100644
--- a/net/tipc/config.c
+++ b/net/tipc/config.c
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ static void cfg_conn_msg_event(int conid, struct sockaddr_tipc *addr,
 	struct tipc_cfg_msg_hdr *req_hdr;
 	struct tipc_cfg_msg_hdr *rep_hdr;
 	struct sk_buff *rep_buf;
-	int ret;
 
 	/* Validate configuration message header (ignore invalid message) */
 	req_hdr = (struct tipc_cfg_msg_hdr *)buf;
@@ -398,12 +397,8 @@ static void cfg_conn_msg_event(int conid, struct sockaddr_tipc *addr,
 		memcpy(rep_hdr, req_hdr, sizeof(*rep_hdr));
 		rep_hdr->tcm_len = htonl(rep_buf->len);
 		rep_hdr->tcm_flags &= htons(~TCM_F_REQUEST);
-
-		ret = tipc_conn_sendmsg(&cfgsrv, conid, addr, rep_buf->data,
-					rep_buf->len);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			pr_err("Sending cfg reply message failed, no memory\n");
-
+		tipc_conn_sendmsg(&cfgsrv, conid, addr, rep_buf->data,
+				  rep_buf->len);
 		kfree_skb(rep_buf);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/tipc/server.c b/net/tipc/server.c
index 373979789a73..bbaa8f56024a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/server.c
+++ b/net/tipc/server.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static void tipc_clean_outqueues(struct tipc_conn *con);
 static void tipc_conn_kref_release(struct kref *kref)
 {
 	struct tipc_conn *con = container_of(kref, struct tipc_conn, kref);
-	struct tipc_server *s = con->server;
 
 	if (con->sock) {
 		tipc_sock_release_local(con->sock);
@@ -95,10 +94,6 @@ static void tipc_conn_kref_release(struct kref *kref)
 	}
 
 	tipc_clean_outqueues(con);
-
-	if (con->conid)
-		s->tipc_conn_shutdown(con->conid, con->usr_data);
-
 	kfree(con);
 }
 
@@ -181,6 +176,9 @@ static void tipc_close_conn(struct tipc_conn *con)
 	struct tipc_server *s = con->server;
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags)) {
+		if (con->conid)
+			s->tipc_conn_shutdown(con->conid, con->usr_data);
+
 		spin_lock_bh(&s->idr_lock);
 		idr_remove(&s->conn_idr, con->conid);
 		s->idr_in_use--;
diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index 7cb0bd5b1176..a6ce3bbf3eaf 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -96,20 +96,16 @@ static void subscr_send_event(struct tipc_subscription *sub, u32 found_lower,
 {
 	struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber = sub->subscriber;
 	struct kvec msg_sect;
-	int ret;
 
 	msg_sect.iov_base = (void *)&sub->evt;
 	msg_sect.iov_len = sizeof(struct tipc_event);
-
 	sub->evt.event = htohl(event, sub->swap);
 	sub->evt.found_lower = htohl(found_lower, sub->swap);
 	sub->evt.found_upper = htohl(found_upper, sub->swap);
 	sub->evt.port.ref = htohl(port_ref, sub->swap);
 	sub->evt.port.node = htohl(node, sub->swap);
-	ret = tipc_conn_sendmsg(&topsrv, subscriber->conid, NULL,
-				msg_sect.iov_base, msg_sect.iov_len);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		pr_err("Sending subscription event failed, no memory\n");
+	tipc_conn_sendmsg(&topsrv, subscriber->conid, NULL, msg_sect.iov_base,
+			  msg_sect.iov_len);
 }
 
 /**