diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index ccc02573588f..2180d0612353 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -511,13 +511,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_destroy);
  */
 int kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *cachep)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-
 	kasan_cache_shrink(cachep);
-	ret = __kmem_cache_shrink(cachep);
 
-	return ret;
+	return __kmem_cache_shrink(cachep);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_shrink);
 
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 4b98dff9be8e..a48ac10a1153 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -5837,7 +5837,6 @@ static ssize_t slab_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 {
 	struct slab_attribute *attribute;
 	struct kmem_cache *s;
-	int err;
 
 	attribute = to_slab_attr(attr);
 	s = to_slab(kobj);
@@ -5845,9 +5844,7 @@ static ssize_t slab_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (!attribute->show)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	err = attribute->show(s, buf);
-
-	return err;
+	return attribute->show(s, buf);
 }
 
 static ssize_t slab_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -5856,7 +5853,6 @@ static ssize_t slab_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 {
 	struct slab_attribute *attribute;
 	struct kmem_cache *s;
-	int err;
 
 	attribute = to_slab_attr(attr);
 	s = to_slab(kobj);
@@ -5864,8 +5860,7 @@ static ssize_t slab_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (!attribute->store)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	err = attribute->store(s, buf, len);
-	return err;
+	return attribute->store(s, buf, len);
 }
 
 static void kmem_cache_release(struct kobject *k)