diff --git a/block/raw-posix.c b/block/raw-posix.c
index a825a0a9f5..dbdabc9cf1 100644
--- a/block/raw-posix.c
+++ b/block/raw-posix.c
@@ -582,12 +582,10 @@ static int raw_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
                     Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVRawState *s = bs->opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     s->type = FTYPE_FILE;
-    ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, 0, &local_err);
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, 0, errp);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2439,14 +2437,12 @@ static int cdrom_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
                       Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVRawState *s = bs->opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     s->type = FTYPE_CD;
 
     /* open will not fail even if no CD is inserted, so add O_NONBLOCK */
-    ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, O_NONBLOCK, &local_err);
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, O_NONBLOCK, errp);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/raw_bsd.c b/block/raw_bsd.c
index 5af11b6621..b51ac98061 100644
--- a/block/raw_bsd.c
+++ b/block/raw_bsd.c
@@ -190,11 +190,9 @@ static int raw_has_zero_init(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
 static int raw_create(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, &local_err);
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
index e257ca5ab0..52f079a884 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
@@ -180,10 +180,8 @@ static HotplugHandler *s390_get_hotplug_handler(MachineState *machine,
 static void s390_hot_add_cpu(const int64_t id, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
-    s390x_new_cpu(machine->cpu_model, id, &err);
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
+    s390x_new_cpu(machine->cpu_model, id, errp);
 }
 
 static void ccw_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
diff --git a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
index 348ae4f668..1625e6b38b 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
@@ -884,13 +884,11 @@ static void virtio_ccw_net_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
     DeviceState *qdev = DEVICE(ccw_dev);
     VirtIONetCcw *dev = VIRTIO_NET_CCW(ccw_dev);
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     virtio_net_set_netclient_name(&dev->vdev, qdev->id,
                                   object_get_typename(OBJECT(qdev)));
     qdev_set_parent_bus(vdev, BUS(&ccw_dev->bus));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", &err);
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", errp);
 }
 
 static void virtio_ccw_net_instance_init(Object *obj)
@@ -907,11 +905,9 @@ static void virtio_ccw_blk_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
 {
     VirtIOBlkCcw *dev = VIRTIO_BLK_CCW(ccw_dev);
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     qdev_set_parent_bus(vdev, BUS(&ccw_dev->bus));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", &err);
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", errp);
 }
 
 static void virtio_ccw_blk_instance_init(Object *obj)
@@ -931,7 +927,6 @@ static void virtio_ccw_serial_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
     VirtioSerialCcw *dev = VIRTIO_SERIAL_CCW(ccw_dev);
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
     DeviceState *proxy = DEVICE(ccw_dev);
-    Error *err = NULL;
     char *bus_name;
 
     /*
@@ -945,8 +940,7 @@ static void virtio_ccw_serial_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     qdev_set_parent_bus(vdev, BUS(&ccw_dev->bus));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", &err);
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", errp);
 }
 
 
@@ -962,11 +956,9 @@ static void virtio_ccw_balloon_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
 {
     VirtIOBalloonCcw *dev = VIRTIO_BALLOON_CCW(ccw_dev);
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     qdev_set_parent_bus(vdev, BUS(&ccw_dev->bus));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", &err);
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", errp);
 }
 
 static void virtio_ccw_balloon_instance_init(Object *obj)
@@ -987,7 +979,6 @@ static void virtio_ccw_scsi_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
     VirtIOSCSICcw *dev = VIRTIO_SCSI_CCW(ccw_dev);
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
     DeviceState *qdev = DEVICE(ccw_dev);
-    Error *err = NULL;
     char *bus_name;
 
     /*
@@ -1001,8 +992,7 @@ static void virtio_ccw_scsi_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     qdev_set_parent_bus(vdev, BUS(&ccw_dev->bus));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", &err);
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", errp);
 }
 
 static void virtio_ccw_scsi_instance_init(Object *obj)
@@ -1020,11 +1010,9 @@ static void vhost_ccw_scsi_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
 {
     VHostSCSICcw *dev = VHOST_SCSI_CCW(ccw_dev);
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     qdev_set_parent_bus(vdev, BUS(&ccw_dev->bus));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", &err);
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", errp);
 }
 
 static void vhost_ccw_scsi_instance_init(Object *obj)
@@ -1842,11 +1830,9 @@ static void virtio_ccw_9p_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
 {
     V9fsCCWState *dev = VIRTIO_9P_CCW(ccw_dev);
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     qdev_set_parent_bus(vdev, BUS(&ccw_dev->bus));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", &err);
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(vdev), true, "realized", errp);
 }
 
 static void virtio_ccw_9p_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/remove_local_err.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/remove_local_err.cocci
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9261c99687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/remove_local_err.cocci
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Replace unnecessary usage of local_err variable with
+// direct usage of errp argument
+
+@@
+identifier F;
+expression list ARGS;
+expression F2;
+identifier LOCAL_ERR;
+identifier ERRP;
+idexpression V;
+typedef Error;
+@@
+ F(..., Error **ERRP)
+ {
+     ...
+-    Error *LOCAL_ERR;
+     ... when != LOCAL_ERR
+         when != ERRP
+(
+-    F2(ARGS, &LOCAL_ERR);
+-    error_propagate(ERRP, LOCAL_ERR);
++    F2(ARGS, ERRP);
+|
+-    V = F2(ARGS, &LOCAL_ERR);
+-    error_propagate(ERRP, LOCAL_ERR);
++    V = F2(ARGS, ERRP);
+)
+     ... when != LOCAL_ERR
+ }
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 3665fecb5f..3bd3cfc3ad 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -1875,7 +1875,6 @@ static void x86_cpu_get_feature_words(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
 {
     uint32_t *array = (uint32_t *)opaque;
     FeatureWord w;
-    Error *err = NULL;
     X86CPUFeatureWordInfo word_infos[FEATURE_WORDS] = { };
     X86CPUFeatureWordInfoList list_entries[FEATURE_WORDS] = { };
     X86CPUFeatureWordInfoList *list = NULL;
@@ -1895,8 +1894,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_get_feature_words(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
         list = &list_entries[w];
     }
 
-    visit_type_X86CPUFeatureWordInfoList(v, "feature-words", &list, &err);
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
+    visit_type_X86CPUFeatureWordInfoList(v, "feature-words", &list, errp);
 }
 
 static void x86_get_hv_spinlocks(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,