diff --git a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
index 4b54cd5c9564..7a0b301587f6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
@@ -1072,14 +1072,11 @@ static int sh_mobile_fb_pan_display(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 
 	if (ch->meram) {
 		struct sh_mobile_meram_info *mdev;
-		int ret;
 
 		mdev = priv->meram_dev;
-		ret = mdev->ops->meram_update(mdev, ch->meram,
+		mdev->ops->meram_update(mdev, ch->meram,
 					base_addr_y, base_addr_c,
 					&base_addr_y, &base_addr_c);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
 	}
 
 	ch->base_addr_y = base_addr_y;
diff --git a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_meram.c b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_meram.c
index 2ce0d8f72e31..d9f7a44c231c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_meram.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_meram.c
@@ -451,21 +451,15 @@ static void *sh_mobile_meram_register(struct sh_mobile_meram_info *pdata,
 				      unsigned int *pitch)
 {
 	struct sh_mobile_meram_fb_cache *cache;
-	struct sh_mobile_meram_priv *priv;
-	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct sh_mobile_meram_priv *priv = pdata->priv;
+	struct platform_device *pdev = pdata->pdev;
 	unsigned int out_pitch;
 
-	if (!pdata || !pdata->priv || !pdata->pdev || !cfg)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-
 	if (pixelformat != SH_MOBILE_MERAM_PF_NV &&
 	    pixelformat != SH_MOBILE_MERAM_PF_NV24 &&
 	    pixelformat != SH_MOBILE_MERAM_PF_RGB)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	priv = pdata->priv;
-	pdev = pdata->pdev;
-
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "registering %dx%d (%s)", xres, yres,
 		!pixelformat ? "yuv" : "rgb");
 
@@ -500,16 +494,11 @@ err:
 	return cache;
 }
 
-static int
+static void
 sh_mobile_meram_unregister(struct sh_mobile_meram_info *pdata, void *data)
 {
 	struct sh_mobile_meram_fb_cache *cache = data;
-	struct sh_mobile_meram_priv *priv;
-
-	if (!pdata || !pdata->priv || !data)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	priv = pdata->priv;
+	struct sh_mobile_meram_priv *priv = pdata->priv;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
@@ -521,22 +510,15 @@ sh_mobile_meram_unregister(struct sh_mobile_meram_info *pdata, void *data)
 	meram_free(priv, cache);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static void
 sh_mobile_meram_update(struct sh_mobile_meram_info *pdata, void *data,
 		       unsigned long base_addr_y, unsigned long base_addr_c,
 		       unsigned long *icb_addr_y, unsigned long *icb_addr_c)
 {
 	struct sh_mobile_meram_fb_cache *cache = data;
-	struct sh_mobile_meram_priv *priv;
-
-	if (!pdata || !pdata->priv || !data)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	priv = pdata->priv;
+	struct sh_mobile_meram_priv *priv = pdata->priv;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
@@ -544,8 +526,6 @@ sh_mobile_meram_update(struct sh_mobile_meram_info *pdata, void *data,
 	meram_get_next_icb_addr(pdata, cache, icb_addr_y, icb_addr_c);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct sh_mobile_meram_ops sh_mobile_meram_ops = {
diff --git a/include/video/sh_mobile_meram.h b/include/video/sh_mobile_meram.h
index 553335ce7a2c..29b2fd3b147e 100644
--- a/include/video/sh_mobile_meram.h
+++ b/include/video/sh_mobile_meram.h
@@ -49,16 +49,15 @@ struct sh_mobile_meram_ops {
 				unsigned int *pitch);
 
 	/* unregister usage of meram */
-	int (*meram_unregister)(struct sh_mobile_meram_info *meram_dev,
-				void *data);
+	void (*meram_unregister)(struct sh_mobile_meram_info *meram_dev,
+				 void *data);
 
 	/* update meram settings */
-	int (*meram_update)(struct sh_mobile_meram_info *meram_dev,
-			    void *data,
-			    unsigned long base_addr_y,
-			    unsigned long base_addr_c,
-			    unsigned long *icb_addr_y,
-			    unsigned long *icb_addr_c);
+	void (*meram_update)(struct sh_mobile_meram_info *meram_dev, void *data,
+			     unsigned long base_addr_y,
+			     unsigned long base_addr_c,
+			     unsigned long *icb_addr_y,
+			     unsigned long *icb_addr_c);
 };
 
 #endif /* __VIDEO_SH_MOBILE_MERAM_H__  */