diff --git a/builtin/blame.c b/builtin/blame.c
index 5a67c202f0..c0e26a0b17 100644
--- a/builtin/blame.c
+++ b/builtin/blame.c
@@ -392,8 +392,7 @@ static struct origin *find_origin(struct scoreboard *sb,
 	paths[1] = NULL;
 
 	diff_tree_setup_paths(paths, &diff_opts);
-	if (diff_setup_done(&diff_opts) < 0)
-		die("diff-setup");
+	diff_setup_done(&diff_opts);
 
 	if (is_null_sha1(origin->commit->object.sha1))
 		do_diff_cache(parent->tree->object.sha1, &diff_opts);
@@ -479,8 +478,7 @@ static struct origin *find_rename(struct scoreboard *sb,
 	diff_opts.single_follow = origin->path;
 	paths[0] = NULL;
 	diff_tree_setup_paths(paths, &diff_opts);
-	if (diff_setup_done(&diff_opts) < 0)
-		die("diff-setup");
+	diff_setup_done(&diff_opts);
 
 	if (is_null_sha1(origin->commit->object.sha1))
 		do_diff_cache(parent->tree->object.sha1, &diff_opts);
@@ -1065,8 +1063,7 @@ static int find_copy_in_parent(struct scoreboard *sb,
 
 	paths[0] = NULL;
 	diff_tree_setup_paths(paths, &diff_opts);
-	if (diff_setup_done(&diff_opts) < 0)
-		die("diff-setup");
+	diff_setup_done(&diff_opts);
 
 	/* Try "find copies harder" on new path if requested;
 	 * we do not want to use diffcore_rename() actually to
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index a76aa2a6fd..fc581d8bbb 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -315,8 +315,7 @@ static void show_local_changes(struct object *head, struct diff_options *opts)
 	init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
 	rev.diffopt.flags = opts->flags;
 	rev.diffopt.output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_NAME_STATUS;
-	if (diff_setup_done(&rev.diffopt) < 0)
-		die(_("diff_setup_done failed"));
+	diff_setup_done(&rev.diffopt);
 	add_pending_object(&rev, head, NULL);
 	run_diff_index(&rev, 0);
 }
diff --git a/builtin/diff.c b/builtin/diff.c
index 387afa7568..a2c45dbdc6 100644
--- a/builtin/diff.c
+++ b/builtin/diff.c
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@ int cmd_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	argc = setup_revisions(argc, argv, &rev, NULL);
 	if (!rev.diffopt.output_format) {
 		rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH;
-		if (diff_setup_done(&rev.diffopt) < 0)
-			die(_("diff_setup_done failed"));
+		diff_setup_done(&rev.diffopt);
 	}
 
 	DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, RECURSIVE);
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 5126443fdf..99825d63c9 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -402,8 +402,7 @@ static void finish(struct commit *head_commit,
 		opts.output_format |=
 			DIFF_FORMAT_SUMMARY | DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT;
 		opts.detect_rename = DIFF_DETECT_RENAME;
-		if (diff_setup_done(&opts) < 0)
-			die(_("diff_setup_done failed"));
+		diff_setup_done(&opts);
 		diff_tree_sha1(head, new_head, "", &opts);
 		diffcore_std(&opts);
 		diff_flush(&opts);
diff --git a/diff-no-index.c b/diff-no-index.c
index 3a36144687..b245ca8ad8 100644
--- a/diff-no-index.c
+++ b/diff-no-index.c
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ void diff_no_index(struct rev_info *revs,
 	DIFF_OPT_SET(&revs->diffopt, NO_INDEX);
 
 	revs->max_count = -2;
-	if (diff_setup_done(&revs->diffopt) < 0)
-		die("diff_setup_done failed");
+	diff_setup_done(&revs->diffopt);
 
 	if (queue_diff(&revs->diffopt, revs->diffopt.pathspec.raw[0],
 		       revs->diffopt.pathspec.raw[1]))
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 5388ded214..df18447920 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@ void diff_setup(struct diff_options *options)
 	}
 }
 
-int diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *options)
+void diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *options)
 {
 	int count = 0;
 
@@ -3204,8 +3204,6 @@ int diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *options)
 		options->output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
 		DIFF_OPT_SET(options, EXIT_WITH_STATUS);
 	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int opt_arg(const char *arg, int arg_short, const char *arg_long, int *val)
diff --git a/diff.h b/diff.h
index 7af5f1e2a7..1d0a808bd4 100644
--- a/diff.h
+++ b/diff.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ extern int git_diff_ui_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb);
 extern int diff_use_color_default;
 extern void diff_setup(struct diff_options *);
 extern int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *, const char **, int);
-extern int diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *);
+extern void diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *);
 
 #define DIFF_DETECT_RENAME	1
 #define DIFF_DETECT_COPY	2
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index d83cd6c662..3fcc327581 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -492,8 +492,7 @@ static struct string_list *get_renames(struct merge_options *o,
 	opts.rename_score = o->rename_score;
 	opts.show_rename_progress = o->show_rename_progress;
 	opts.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
-	if (diff_setup_done(&opts) < 0)
-		die("diff setup failed");
+	diff_setup_done(&opts);
 	diff_tree_sha1(o_tree->object.sha1, tree->object.sha1, "", &opts);
 	diffcore_std(&opts);
 	if (opts.needed_rename_limit > o->needed_rename_limit)
diff --git a/notes-merge.c b/notes-merge.c
index fb0832f97d..66b1da9e8a 100644
--- a/notes-merge.c
+++ b/notes-merge.c
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ static struct notes_merge_pair *diff_tree_remote(struct notes_merge_options *o,
 	diff_setup(&opt);
 	DIFF_OPT_SET(&opt, RECURSIVE);
 	opt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
-	if (diff_setup_done(&opt) < 0)
-		die("diff_setup_done failed");
+	diff_setup_done(&opt);
 	diff_tree_sha1(base, remote, "", &opt);
 	diffcore_std(&opt);
 
@@ -190,8 +189,7 @@ static void diff_tree_local(struct notes_merge_options *o,
 	diff_setup(&opt);
 	DIFF_OPT_SET(&opt, RECURSIVE);
 	opt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
-	if (diff_setup_done(&opt) < 0)
-		die("diff_setup_done failed");
+	diff_setup_done(&opt);
 	diff_tree_sha1(base, local, "", &opt);
 	diffcore_std(&opt);
 
diff --git a/patch-ids.c b/patch-ids.c
index 5717257051..bc8a28fdd7 100644
--- a/patch-ids.c
+++ b/patch-ids.c
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ int init_patch_ids(struct patch_ids *ids)
 	memset(ids, 0, sizeof(*ids));
 	diff_setup(&ids->diffopts);
 	DIFF_OPT_SET(&ids->diffopts, RECURSIVE);
-	if (diff_setup_done(&ids->diffopts) < 0)
-		return error("diff_setup_done failed");
+	diff_setup_done(&ids->diffopts);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 18be62b316..86d17c6d7a 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1833,8 +1833,7 @@ int setup_revisions(int argc, const char **argv, struct rev_info *revs, struct s
 	if (revs->combine_merges)
 		revs->ignore_merges = 0;
 	revs->diffopt.abbrev = revs->abbrev;
-	if (diff_setup_done(&revs->diffopt) < 0)
-		die("diff_setup_done failed");
+	diff_setup_done(&revs->diffopt);
 
 	compile_grep_patterns(&revs->grep_filter);
 
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 9a28060679..191b43240f 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -523,8 +523,7 @@ static void calculate_changed_submodule_paths(void)
 			DIFF_OPT_SET(&diff_opts, RECURSIVE);
 			diff_opts.output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_CALLBACK;
 			diff_opts.format_callback = submodule_collect_changed_cb;
-			if (diff_setup_done(&diff_opts) < 0)
-				die("diff_setup_done failed");
+			diff_setup_done(&diff_opts);
 			diff_tree_sha1(parent->item->object.sha1, commit->object.sha1, "", &diff_opts);
 			diffcore_std(&diff_opts);
 			diff_flush(&diff_opts);
diff --git a/tree-diff.c b/tree-diff.c
index 28ad6db9ff..f760740a11 100644
--- a/tree-diff.c
+++ b/tree-diff.c
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ static void try_to_follow_renames(struct tree_desc *t1, struct tree_desc *t2, co
 	diff_opts.rename_score = opt->rename_score;
 	paths[0] = NULL;
 	diff_tree_setup_paths(paths, &diff_opts);
-	if (diff_setup_done(&diff_opts) < 0)
-		die("unable to set up diff options to follow renames");
+	diff_setup_done(&diff_opts);
 	diff_tree(t1, t2, base, &diff_opts);
 	diffcore_std(&diff_opts);
 	diff_tree_release_paths(&diff_opts);