diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c
index c9392d70e639..5a37514e4234 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c
@@ -1158,23 +1158,16 @@ static int adf7242_stats_show(struct seq_file *file, void *offset)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int adf7242_debugfs_init(struct adf7242_local *lp)
+static void adf7242_debugfs_init(struct adf7242_local *lp)
 {
 	char debugfs_dir_name[DNAME_INLINE_LEN + 1] = "adf7242-";
-	struct dentry *stats;
 
 	strncat(debugfs_dir_name, dev_name(&lp->spi->dev), DNAME_INLINE_LEN);
 
 	lp->debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(debugfs_dir_name, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(lp->debugfs_root))
-		return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(lp->debugfs_root);
 
-	stats = debugfs_create_devm_seqfile(&lp->spi->dev, "status",
-					    lp->debugfs_root,
-					    adf7242_stats_show);
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(stats);
-
-	return 0;
+	debugfs_create_devm_seqfile(&lp->spi->dev, "status", lp->debugfs_root,
+				    adf7242_stats_show);
 }
 
 static const s32 adf7242_powers[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
index 595cf7e2a651..7d67f41387f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
@@ -1626,24 +1626,16 @@ static int at86rf230_stats_show(struct seq_file *file, void *offset)
 }
 DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(at86rf230_stats);
 
-static int at86rf230_debugfs_init(struct at86rf230_local *lp)
+static void at86rf230_debugfs_init(struct at86rf230_local *lp)
 {
 	char debugfs_dir_name[DNAME_INLINE_LEN + 1] = "at86rf230-";
-	struct dentry *stats;
 
 	strncat(debugfs_dir_name, dev_name(&lp->spi->dev), DNAME_INLINE_LEN);
 
 	at86rf230_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(debugfs_dir_name, NULL);
-	if (!at86rf230_debugfs_root)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	stats = debugfs_create_file("trac_stats", 0444,
-				    at86rf230_debugfs_root, lp,
-				    &at86rf230_stats_fops);
-	if (!stats)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return 0;
+	debugfs_create_file("trac_stats", 0444, at86rf230_debugfs_root, lp,
+			    &at86rf230_stats_fops);
 }
 
 static void at86rf230_debugfs_remove(void)
@@ -1651,7 +1643,7 @@ static void at86rf230_debugfs_remove(void)
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(at86rf230_debugfs_root);
 }
 #else
-static int at86rf230_debugfs_init(struct at86rf230_local *lp) { return 0; }
+static void at86rf230_debugfs_init(struct at86rf230_local *lp) { }
 static void at86rf230_debugfs_remove(void) { }
 #endif
 
@@ -1751,9 +1743,7 @@ static int at86rf230_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	/* going into sleep by default */
 	at86rf230_sleep(lp);
 
-	rc = at86rf230_debugfs_init(lp);
-	if (rc)
-		goto free_dev;
+	at86rf230_debugfs_init(lp);
 
 	rc = ieee802154_register_hw(lp->hw);
 	if (rc)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
index b188fce3f641..11402dc347db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
@@ -3019,14 +3019,7 @@ static int ca8210_test_interface_init(struct ca8210_priv *priv)
 		priv,
 		&test_int_fops
 	);
-	if (IS_ERR(test->ca8210_dfs_spi_int)) {
-		dev_err(
-			&priv->spi->dev,
-			"Error %ld when creating debugfs node\n",
-			PTR_ERR(test->ca8210_dfs_spi_int)
-		);
-		return PTR_ERR(test->ca8210_dfs_spi_int);
-	}
+
 	debugfs_create_symlink("ca8210", NULL, node_name);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&test->readq);
 	return kfifo_alloc(