diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
index 315097df799a..6226dd343f00 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int rndis_filter_open(struct hv_device *dev);
 int rndis_filter_close(struct hv_device *dev);
 int rndis_filte_device_add(struct hv_device *dev,
 			void *additional_info);
-int rndis_filter_device_remove(struct hv_device *dev);
+void rndis_filter_device_remove(struct hv_device *dev);
 int rndis_filter_receive(struct hv_device *dev,
 			struct hv_netvsc_packet *pkt);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
index e716d4d86c8d..ad254335d955 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev)
 static int netvsc_remove(struct hv_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *net = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->device);
-	int ret;
 
 	if (net == NULL) {
 		dev_err(&dev->device, "No net device to remove\n");
@@ -404,14 +403,10 @@ static int netvsc_remove(struct hv_device *dev)
 	 * Call to the vsc driver to let it know that the device is being
 	 * removed
 	 */
-	ret = rndis_filter_device_remove(dev);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		/* TODO: */
-		netdev_err(net, "unable to remove vsc device (ret %d)\n", ret);
-	}
+	rndis_filter_device_remove(dev);
 
 	free_netdev(net);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* The one and only one */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
index 60ebdb1b6082..572cec64b867 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ int rndis_filte_device_add(struct hv_device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int rndis_filter_device_remove(struct hv_device *dev)
+void rndis_filter_device_remove(struct hv_device *dev)
 {
 	struct netvsc_device *net_dev = dev->ext;
 	struct rndis_device *rndis_dev = net_dev->extension;
@@ -753,8 +753,6 @@ int rndis_filter_device_remove(struct hv_device *dev)
 	net_dev->extension = NULL;
 
 	netvsc_device_remove(dev);
-
-	return 0;
 }