diff --git a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_aead.c b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_aead.c
index 8191ec43f72d..d09da280e48a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_aead.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_aead.c
@@ -651,7 +651,6 @@ setkey_error:
 static int ssi_rfc4309_ccm_setkey(struct crypto_aead *tfm, const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen)
 {
 	struct ssi_aead_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(tfm);
-	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (keylen < 3)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -659,9 +658,7 @@ static int ssi_rfc4309_ccm_setkey(struct crypto_aead *tfm, const u8 *key, unsign
 	keylen -= 3;
 	memcpy(ctx->ctr_nonce, key + keylen, 3);
 
-	rc = ssi_aead_setkey(tfm, key, keylen);
-
-	return rc;
+	return ssi_aead_setkey(tfm, key, keylen);
 }
 #endif /*SSI_CC_HAS_AES_CCM*/
 
@@ -2214,7 +2211,6 @@ out:
 static int ssi_rfc4106_gcm_setkey(struct crypto_aead *tfm, const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen)
 {
 	struct ssi_aead_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(tfm);
-	int rc = 0;
 
 	SSI_LOG_DEBUG("%s()  keylen %d, key %p\n", __func__, keylen, key);
 
@@ -2224,15 +2220,12 @@ static int ssi_rfc4106_gcm_setkey(struct crypto_aead *tfm, const u8 *key, unsign
 	keylen -= 4;
 	memcpy(ctx->ctr_nonce, key + keylen, 4);
 
-	rc = ssi_aead_setkey(tfm, key, keylen);
-
-	return rc;
+	return ssi_aead_setkey(tfm, key, keylen);
 }
 
 static int ssi_rfc4543_gcm_setkey(struct crypto_aead *tfm, const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen)
 {
 	struct ssi_aead_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(tfm);
-	int rc = 0;
 
 	SSI_LOG_DEBUG("%s()  keylen %d, key %p\n", __func__, keylen, key);
 
@@ -2242,9 +2235,7 @@ static int ssi_rfc4543_gcm_setkey(struct crypto_aead *tfm, const u8 *key, unsign
 	keylen -= 4;
 	memcpy(ctx->ctr_nonce, key + keylen, 4);
 
-	rc = ssi_aead_setkey(tfm, key, keylen);
-
-	return rc;
+	return ssi_aead_setkey(tfm, key, keylen);
 }
 
 static int ssi_gcm_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *authenc,