diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_oobtest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_oobtest.c
index 3e24b379ffa4..ab81e9a5947e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_oobtest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_oobtest.c
@@ -320,10 +320,8 @@ static int scan_for_bad_eraseblocks(void)
 	int i, bad = 0;
 
 	bbt = kmalloc(ebcnt, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bbt) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!bbt)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	pr_info("scanning for bad eraseblocks\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < ebcnt; ++i) {
@@ -380,15 +378,11 @@ static int __init mtd_oobtest_init(void)
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	readbuf = kmalloc(mtd->erasesize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!readbuf) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!readbuf)
 		goto out;
-	}
 	writebuf = kmalloc(mtd->erasesize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!writebuf) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!writebuf)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	err = scan_for_bad_eraseblocks();
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_pagetest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_pagetest.c
index 0c1140b6c286..acd991f4bf94 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_pagetest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_pagetest.c
@@ -191,10 +191,8 @@ static int crosstest(void)
 
 	pr_info("crosstest\n");
 	pp1 = kmalloc(pgsize * 4, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pp1) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!pp1)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	pp2 = pp1 + pgsize;
 	pp3 = pp2 + pgsize;
 	pp4 = pp3 + pgsize;
@@ -456,10 +454,8 @@ static int scan_for_bad_eraseblocks(void)
 	int i, bad = 0;
 
 	bbt = kzalloc(ebcnt, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bbt) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!bbt)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	pr_info("scanning for bad eraseblocks\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < ebcnt; ++i) {
@@ -516,20 +512,14 @@ static int __init mtd_pagetest_init(void)
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	bufsize = pgsize * 2;
 	writebuf = kmalloc(mtd->erasesize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!writebuf) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!writebuf)
 		goto out;
-	}
 	twopages = kmalloc(bufsize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!twopages) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!twopages)
 		goto out;
-	}
 	boundary = kmalloc(bufsize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!boundary) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!boundary)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	err = scan_for_bad_eraseblocks();
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_readtest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_readtest.c
index 266de04b6d29..2cdd0c47cac1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_readtest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_readtest.c
@@ -143,10 +143,8 @@ static int scan_for_bad_eraseblocks(void)
 	int i, bad = 0;
 
 	bbt = kzalloc(ebcnt, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bbt) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!bbt)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	if (!mtd_can_have_bb(mtd))
 		return 0;
@@ -204,15 +202,11 @@ static int __init mtd_readtest_init(void)
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	iobuf = kmalloc(mtd->erasesize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!iobuf) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!iobuf)
 		goto out;
-	}
 	iobuf1 = kmalloc(mtd->erasesize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!iobuf1) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!iobuf1)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	err = scan_for_bad_eraseblocks();
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_speedtest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_speedtest.c
index a6ce9c1fa6c5..20b63d1ad494 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_speedtest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_speedtest.c
@@ -313,10 +313,8 @@ static int scan_for_bad_eraseblocks(void)
 	int i, bad = 0;
 
 	bbt = kzalloc(ebcnt, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bbt) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!bbt)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	if (!mtd_can_have_bb(mtd))
 		goto out;
@@ -384,10 +382,8 @@ static int __init mtd_speedtest_init(void)
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	iobuf = kmalloc(mtd->erasesize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!iobuf) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!iobuf)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	prandom_bytes(iobuf, mtd->erasesize);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_stresstest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_stresstest.c
index 787f539d16ca..3a95e61b535d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_stresstest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_stresstest.c
@@ -202,10 +202,8 @@ static int scan_for_bad_eraseblocks(void)
 	int i, bad = 0;
 
 	bbt = kzalloc(ebcnt, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bbt) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!bbt)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	if (!mtd_can_have_bb(mtd))
 		return 0;
@@ -276,10 +274,8 @@ static int __init mtd_stresstest_init(void)
 	readbuf = vmalloc(bufsize);
 	writebuf = vmalloc(bufsize);
 	offsets = kmalloc(ebcnt * sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!readbuf || !writebuf || !offsets) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!readbuf || !writebuf || !offsets)
 		goto out;
-	}
 	for (i = 0; i < ebcnt; i++)
 		offsets[i] = mtd->erasesize;
 	prandom_bytes(writebuf, bufsize);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_subpagetest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_subpagetest.c
index aade56f27945..e41a04f5caab 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_subpagetest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_subpagetest.c
@@ -333,10 +333,8 @@ static int scan_for_bad_eraseblocks(void)
 	int i, bad = 0;
 
 	bbt = kzalloc(ebcnt, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bbt) {
-		pr_err("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!bbt)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	pr_info("scanning for bad eraseblocks\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < ebcnt; ++i) {
@@ -393,15 +391,11 @@ static int __init mtd_subpagetest_init(void)
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	bufsize = subpgsize * 32;
 	writebuf = kmalloc(bufsize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!writebuf) {
-		pr_info("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!writebuf)
 		goto out;
-	}
 	readbuf = kmalloc(bufsize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!readbuf) {
-		pr_info("error: cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!readbuf)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	err = scan_for_bad_eraseblocks();
 	if (err)