diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 636aa117c3..53a9b1ffed 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn bdrv_create_co_entry(void *opaque)
     assert(cco->drv);
 
     ret = cco->drv->bdrv_create(cco->filename, cco->options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(&cco->err, local_err);
     }
     cco->ret = ret;
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ int bdrv_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char* filename,
 
     ret = cco.ret;
     if (ret < 0) {
-        if (error_is_set(&cco.err)) {
+        if (cco.err) {
             error_propagate(errp, cco.err);
         } else {
             error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not create image");
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ int bdrv_create_file(const char* filename, QEMUOptionParameter *options,
     }
 
     ret = bdrv_create(drv, filename, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
     return ret;
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ static int bdrv_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *file,
     }
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         } else if (bs->filename[0]) {
             error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not open '%s'", bs->filename);
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ int bdrv_file_open(BlockDriverState **pbs, const char *filename,
     /* Parse the filename and open it */
     if (drv->bdrv_parse_filename && filename) {
         drv->bdrv_parse_filename(filename, options, &local_err);
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             ret = -EINVAL;
             goto fail;
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ fail:
     QDECREF(bs->options);
     QDECREF(options);
     bs->options = NULL;
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
     return ret;
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ fail:
 close_and_fail:
     bdrv_close(bs);
     QDECREF(options);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
     return ret;
@@ -5338,7 +5338,7 @@ out:
     free_option_parameters(create_options);
     free_option_parameters(param);
 
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
 }
diff --git a/block/blkdebug.c b/block/blkdebug.c
index 8eb0db0723..ee10013362 100644
--- a/block/blkdebug.c
+++ b/block/blkdebug.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int read_config(BDRVBlkdebugState *s, const char *filename,
     }
 
     qemu_config_parse_qdict(options, config_groups, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static int blkdebug_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
diff --git a/block/blkverify.c b/block/blkverify.c
index cfcbcf41c3..1563c88324 100644
--- a/block/blkverify.c
+++ b/block/blkverify.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int blkverify_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
diff --git a/block/curl.c b/block/curl.c
index a8075847b8..bb1fc4ae28 100644
--- a/block/curl.c
+++ b/block/curl.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int curl_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         goto out_noclean;
diff --git a/block/gluster.c b/block/gluster.c
index a009b15ded..58eab07829 100644
--- a/block/gluster.c
+++ b/block/gluster.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static int qemu_gluster_open(BlockDriverState *bs,  QDict *options,
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/block/iscsi.c b/block/iscsi.c
index 8d0f9667c5..0a4ec3a63f 100644
--- a/block/iscsi.c
+++ b/block/iscsi.c
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ static int iscsi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/block/nbd.c b/block/nbd.c
index 327e913002..abae506f04 100644
--- a/block/nbd.c
+++ b/block/nbd.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int nbd_config(BDRVNBDState *s, QDict *options, char **export)
                                       &error_abort);
 
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(s->socket_opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index 8f4134b40a..8f2b4dbe7d 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void bdrv_query_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
         p_image_info = &info->inserted->image;
         while (1) {
             bdrv_query_image_info(bs0, p_image_info, &local_err);
-            if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+            if (local_err) {
                 error_propagate(errp, local_err);
                 goto err;
             }
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ BlockInfoList *qmp_query_block(Error **errp)
      while ((bs = bdrv_next(bs))) {
         BlockInfoList *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
         bdrv_query_info(bs, &info->value, &local_err);
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             goto err;
         }
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 0b4335ca5b..b1dbdb120e 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static int qcow2_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     /* Enable lazy_refcounts according to image and command line options */
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&qcow2_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ static int qcow2_create2(const char *filename, int64_t total_size,
     ret = bdrv_open(bs, filename, NULL,
                     BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_CACHE_WB | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING,
                     drv, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto out;
     }
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ static int qcow2_create(const char *filename, QEMUOptionParameter *options,
 
     ret = qcow2_create2(filename, sectors, backing_file, backing_fmt, flags,
                         cluster_size, prealloc, options, version, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/block/raw-posix.c b/block/raw-posix.c
index 126a634e45..161ea14812 100644
--- a/block/raw-posix.c
+++ b/block/raw-posix.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static int raw_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&raw_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static int raw_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     s->type = FTYPE_FILE;
     ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, 0, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
     return ret;
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ static int hdev_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, 0, &local_err);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         }
         return ret;
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ static int floppy_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     /* open will not fail even if no floppy is inserted, so add O_NONBLOCK */
     ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, O_NONBLOCK, &local_err);
     if (ret) {
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         }
         return ret;
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ static int cdrom_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     /* 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);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
     return ret;
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ static int cdrom_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, 0, &local_err);
     if (ret) {
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         }
         return ret;
diff --git a/block/raw-win32.c b/block/raw-win32.c
index beb7f2395e..ae1c8e6cca 100644
--- a/block/raw-win32.c
+++ b/block/raw-win32.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static int raw_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&raw_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static int hdev_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     QemuOpts *opts = qemu_opts_create(&raw_runtime_opts, NULL, 0,
                                       &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto done;
diff --git a/block/raw_bsd.c b/block/raw_bsd.c
index af8706dc97..01ea692a46 100644
--- a/block/raw_bsd.c
+++ b/block/raw_bsd.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static int raw_create(const char *filename, QEMUOptionParameter *options,
     int ret;
 
     ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/block/rbd.c b/block/rbd.c
index 121fae221e..dbc79f4525 100644
--- a/block/rbd.c
+++ b/block/rbd.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int qemu_rbd_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         qemu_opts_del(opts);
diff --git a/block/sheepdog.c b/block/sheepdog.c
index 672b9c97a2..e6c0376566 100644
--- a/block/sheepdog.c
+++ b/block/sheepdog.c
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ static int sd_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/block/snapshot.c b/block/snapshot.c
index 9047f8ddc9..85c52ff455 100644
--- a/block/snapshot.c
+++ b/block/snapshot.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp_by_id_or_name(BlockDriverState *bs,
         ret = bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(bs, NULL, id_or_name, &local_err);
     }
 
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
 
diff --git a/block/vvfat.c b/block/vvfat.c
index 664941c560..a19e4ca227 100644
--- a/block/vvfat.c
+++ b/block/vvfat.c
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ DLOG(if (stderr == NULL) {
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 36ceece9ff..be05a581a0 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -331,13 +331,13 @@ static DriveInfo *blockdev_init(const char *file, QDict *bs_opts,
      * stay in bs_opts for processing by bdrv_open(). */
     id = qdict_get_try_str(bs_opts, "id");
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&qemu_common_drive_opts, id, 1, &error);
-    if (error_is_set(&error)) {
+    if (error) {
         error_propagate(errp, error);
         return NULL;
     }
 
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, bs_opts, &error);
-    if (error_is_set(&error)) {
+    if (error) {
         error_propagate(errp, error);
         goto early_err;
     }
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static DriveInfo *blockdev_init(const char *file, QDict *bs_opts,
         }
 
         on_write_error = parse_block_error_action(buf, 0, &error);
-        if (error_is_set(&error)) {
+        if (error) {
             error_propagate(errp, error);
             goto early_err;
         }
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static DriveInfo *blockdev_init(const char *file, QDict *bs_opts,
         }
 
         on_read_error = parse_block_error_action(buf, 1, &error);
-        if (error_is_set(&error)) {
+        if (error) {
             error_propagate(errp, error);
             goto early_err;
         }
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *all_opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
     legacy_opts = qemu_opts_create(&qemu_legacy_drive_opts, NULL, 0,
                                    &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(legacy_opts, bs_opts, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         goto fail;
@@ -875,13 +875,13 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *all_opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
     /* Actual block device init: Functionality shared with blockdev-add */
     dinfo = blockdev_init(filename, bs_opts, type, &local_err);
     if (dinfo == NULL) {
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             qerror_report_err(local_err);
             error_free(local_err);
         }
         goto fail;
     } else {
-        assert(!error_is_set(&local_err));
+        assert(!local_err);
     }
 
     /* Set legacy DriveInfo fields */
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ SnapshotInfo *qmp_blockdev_snapshot_delete_internal_sync(const char *device,
     }
 
     ret = bdrv_snapshot_find_by_id_and_name(bs, id, name, &sn, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ SnapshotInfo *qmp_blockdev_snapshot_delete_internal_sync(const char *device,
     }
 
     bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs, id, name, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ static void external_snapshot_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common,
     state->old_bs = bdrv_lookup_bs(has_device ? device : NULL,
                                    has_node_name ? node_name : NULL,
                                    &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ static void external_snapshot_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common,
                         state->old_bs->filename,
                         state->old_bs->drv->format_name,
                         NULL, -1, flags, &local_err, false);
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
         }
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ static void drive_backup_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common, Error **errp)
                      backup->has_on_source_error, backup->on_source_error,
                      backup->has_on_target_error, backup->on_target_error,
                      &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         state->bs = NULL;
         state->job = NULL;
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ void qmp_transaction(TransactionActionList *dev_list, Error **errp)
         QSIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(&snap_bdrv_states, state, entry);
 
         state->ops->prepare(state, &local_err);
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             goto delete_and_fail;
         }
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ void qmp_block_passwd(bool has_device, const char *device,
     bs = bdrv_lookup_bs(has_device ? device : NULL,
                         has_node_name ? node_name : NULL,
                         &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ void qmp_change_blockdev(const char *device, const char *filename,
     }
 
     eject_device(bs, 0, &err);
-    if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+    if (err) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
         return;
     }
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ void qmp_block_resize(bool has_device, const char *device,
     bs = bdrv_lookup_bs(has_device ? device : NULL,
                         has_node_name ? node_name : NULL,
                         &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ void qmp_block_stream(const char *device, bool has_base,
 
     stream_start(bs, base_bs, base, has_speed ? speed : 0,
                  on_error, block_job_cb, bs, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
@@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ void qmp_drive_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
         }
     }
 
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
         }
     }
 
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
@@ -2266,7 +2266,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_add(BlockdevOptions *options, Error **errp)
 
     visit_type_BlockdevOptions(qmp_output_get_visitor(ov),
                                &options, NULL, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_add(BlockdevOptions *options, Error **errp)
     qdict_flatten(qdict);
 
     blockdev_init(NULL, qdict, IF_NONE, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index 9e5fd5c162..b3ce14cebd 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void *block_job_create(const BlockJobDriver *driver, BlockDriverState *bs,
         Error *local_err = NULL;
 
         block_job_set_speed(job, speed, &local_err);
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             bs->job = NULL;
             g_free(job);
             bdrv_set_in_use(bs, 0);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void block_job_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
     job->driver->set_speed(job, speed, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index 081c12145c..e3ddd4654d 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ void hmp_balloon(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     Error *errp = NULL;
 
     qmp_balloon(value, &errp);
-    if (error_is_set(&errp)) {
+    if (errp) {
         monitor_printf(mon, "balloon: %s\n", error_get_pretty(errp));
         error_free(errp);
     }
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ void hmp_change(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     }
 
     qmp_change(device, target, !!arg, arg, &err);
-    if (error_is_set(&err) &&
+    if (err &&
         error_get_class(err) == ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_ENCRYPTED) {
         error_free(err);
         monitor_read_block_device_key(mon, device, NULL, NULL);
@@ -1336,12 +1336,12 @@ void hmp_netdev_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     QemuOpts *opts;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_from_qdict(qemu_find_opts("netdev"), qdict, &err);
-    if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+    if (err) {
         goto out;
     }
 
     netdev_add(opts, &err);
-    if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+    if (err) {
         qemu_opts_del(opts);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/pci/pci-hotplug-old.c b/hw/pci/pci-hotplug-old.c
index 8dbc3c1cab..cf2caebfb1 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pci-hotplug-old.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pci-hotplug-old.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static PCIDevice *qemu_pci_hot_add_nic(Monitor *mon,
     qemu_opt_set(opts, "type", "nic");
 
     ret = net_client_init(opts, 0, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return NULL;
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const char *pci_addr)
     }
 
     qdev_unplug(&d->qdev, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         monitor_printf(mon, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(local_err));
         error_free(local_err);
         return -1;
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-network.c b/hw/usb/dev-network.c
index 4c532b7d6a..f0c253647e 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-network.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-network.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ static USBDevice *usb_net_init(USBBus *bus, const char *cmdline)
     qemu_opt_set(opts, "model", "usb");
 
     idx = net_client_init(opts, 0, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return NULL;
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 2c3af202a6..41b38830ea 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ void net_host_device_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     qemu_opt_set(opts, "type", device);
 
     net_client_init(opts, 0, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         monitor_printf(mon, "adding host network device %s failed\n", device);
@@ -918,17 +918,17 @@ int qmp_netdev_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret)
     QemuOpts *opts;
 
     opts_list = qemu_find_opts_err("netdev", &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         goto exit_err;
     }
 
     opts = qemu_opts_from_qdict(opts_list, qdict, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         goto exit_err;
     }
 
     netdev_add(opts, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qemu_opts_del(opts);
         goto exit_err;
     }
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ static int net_init_client(QemuOpts *opts, void *dummy)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     net_client_init(opts, 0, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return -1;
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ static int net_init_netdev(QemuOpts *opts, void *dummy)
     int ret;
 
     ret = net_client_init(opts, 1, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return -1;
diff --git a/qdev-monitor.c b/qdev-monitor.c
index 1d3b68d40a..2d1ef8dac7 100644
--- a/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ int do_device_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
     DeviceState *dev;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_from_qdict(qemu_find_opts("device"), qdict, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return -1;
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 30c5a6afd0..d0b4ac5ffd 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -2725,7 +2725,7 @@ static CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_socket(QemuOpts *opts)
 
     chr = qemu_chr_open_socket_fd(fd, do_nodelay, is_listen, is_telnet,
                                   is_waitconnect, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         goto fail;
     }
     return chr;
@@ -2938,7 +2938,7 @@ QemuOpts *qemu_chr_parse_compat(const char *label, const char *filename)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(qemu_find_opts("chardev"), label, 1, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return NULL;
@@ -3323,7 +3323,7 @@ CharDriverState *qemu_chr_new(const char *label, const char *filename, void (*in
         return NULL;
 
     chr = qemu_chr_new_from_opts(opts, init, &err);
-    if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+    if (err) {
         error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
         error_free(err);
     }
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index c989850ce7..0927b090de 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
 
     bdrv_img_create(filename, fmt, base_filename, base_fmt,
                     options, img_size, BDRV_O_FLAGS, &local_err, quiet);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_report("%s: %s", filename, error_get_pretty(local_err));
         error_free(local_err);
         return 1;
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
 
         bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp_by_id_or_name(bs[0], snapshot_name, &local_err);
     }
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_report("Failed to load snapshot: %s",
                      error_get_pretty(local_err));
         error_free(local_err);
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ static ImageInfoList *collect_image_info_list(const char *filename,
         }
 
         bdrv_query_image_info(bs, &info, &err);
-        if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+        if (err) {
             error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
             error_free(err);
             goto err;
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ static int img_snapshot(int argc, char **argv)
 
     case SNAPSHOT_DELETE:
         bdrv_snapshot_delete_by_id_or_name(bs, snapshot_name, &err);
-        if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+        if (err) {
             error_report("Could not delete snapshot '%s': (%s)",
                          snapshot_name, error_get_pretty(err));
             error_free(err);
diff --git a/qga/commands-posix.c b/qga/commands-posix.c
index 8100bee67e..cae41716ca 100644
--- a/qga/commands-posix.c
+++ b/qga/commands-posix.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void qmp_guest_shutdown(bool has_mode, const char *mode, Error **err)
     }
 
     ga_wait_child(pid, &status, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(err, local_err);
         return;
     }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void qmp_guest_set_time(int64_t time_ns, Error **errp)
     }
 
     ga_wait_child(pid, &status, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static void execute_fsfreeze_hook(FsfreezeHookArg arg, Error **err)
     }
 
     ga_wait_child(pid, &status, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(err, local_err);
         return;
     }
@@ -713,14 +713,14 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_fsfreeze_freeze(Error **err)
     slog("guest-fsfreeze called");
 
     execute_fsfreeze_hook(FSFREEZE_HOOK_FREEZE, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(err, local_err);
         return -1;
     }
 
     QTAILQ_INIT(&mounts);
     build_fs_mount_list(&mounts, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(err, local_err);
         return -1;
     }
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_fsfreeze_thaw(Error **err)
 
     QTAILQ_INIT(&mounts);
     build_fs_mount_list(&mounts, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(err, local_err);
         return 0;
     }
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ void qmp_guest_fstrim(bool has_minimum, int64_t minimum, Error **err)
 
     QTAILQ_INIT(&mounts);
     build_fs_mount_list(&mounts, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(err, local_err);
         return;
     }
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static void bios_supports_mode(const char *pmutils_bin, const char *pmutils_arg,
     }
 
     ga_wait_child(pid, &status, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(err, local_err);
         goto out;
     }
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static void guest_suspend(const char *pmutils_bin, const char *sysfile_str,
     }
 
     ga_wait_child(pid, &status, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(err, local_err);
         goto out;
     }
diff --git a/qga/commands-win32.c b/qga/commands-win32.c
index a6a0af264b..50094ddfd3 100644
--- a/qga/commands-win32.c
+++ b/qga/commands-win32.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_fsfreeze_freeze(Error **err)
 
 error:
     qmp_guest_fsfreeze_thaw(&local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         g_debug("cleanup thaw: %s", error_get_pretty(local_err));
         error_free(local_err);
     }
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index a7dbe18a67..7329fc58de 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static int del_existing_snapshots(Monitor *mon, const char *name)
         if (bdrv_can_snapshot(bs) &&
             bdrv_snapshot_find(bs, snapshot, name) >= 0) {
             bdrv_snapshot_delete_by_id_or_name(bs, name, &err);
-            if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+            if (err) {
                 monitor_printf(mon,
                                "Error while deleting snapshot on device '%s':"
                                " %s\n",
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ void do_delvm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     while ((bs1 = bdrv_next(bs1))) {
         if (bdrv_can_snapshot(bs1)) {
             bdrv_snapshot_delete_by_id_or_name(bs, name, &err);
-            if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+            if (err) {
                 monitor_printf(mon,
                                "Error while deleting snapshot on device '%s':"
                                " %s\n",
diff --git a/tests/test-qmp-input-strict.c b/tests/test-qmp-input-strict.c
index 6f68963a3d..38bdf5ec7c 100644
--- a/tests/test-qmp-input-strict.c
+++ b/tests/test-qmp-input-strict.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static void test_validate_struct(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = validate_test_init(data, "{ 'integer': -42, 'boolean': true, 'string': 'foo' }");
 
     visit_type_TestStruct(v, &p, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_free(p->string);
     g_free(p);
 }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void test_validate_struct_nested(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = validate_test_init(data, "{ 'string0': 'string0', 'dict1': { 'string1': 'string1', 'dict2': { 'userdef1': { 'integer': 42, 'string': 'string' }, 'string2': 'string2'}}}");
 
     visit_type_UserDefNested(v, &udp, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     qapi_free_UserDefNested(udp);
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void test_validate_list(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = validate_test_init(data, "[ { 'string': 'string0', 'integer': 42 }, { 'string': 'string1', 'integer': 43 }, { 'string': 'string2', 'integer': 44 } ]");
 
     visit_type_UserDefOneList(v, &head, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     qapi_free_UserDefOneList(head);
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void test_validate_union(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = validate_test_init(data, "{ 'type': 'b', 'data' : { 'integer': 42 } }");
 
     visit_type_UserDefUnion(v, &tmp, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     qapi_free_UserDefUnion(tmp);
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static void test_validate_fail_struct(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = validate_test_init(data, "{ 'integer': -42, 'boolean': true, 'string': 'foo', 'extra': 42 }");
 
     visit_type_TestStruct(v, &p, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(errp);
     if (p) {
         g_free(p->string);
     }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void test_validate_fail_struct_nested(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = validate_test_init(data, "{ 'string0': 'string0', 'dict1': { 'string1': 'string1', 'dict2': { 'userdef1': { 'integer': 42, 'string': 'string', 'extra': [42, 23, {'foo':'bar'}] }, 'string2': 'string2'}}}");
 
     visit_type_UserDefNested(v, &udp, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(errp);
     qapi_free_UserDefNested(udp);
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static void test_validate_fail_list(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = validate_test_init(data, "[ { 'string': 'string0', 'integer': 42 }, { 'string': 'string1', 'integer': 43 }, { 'string': 'string2', 'integer': 44, 'extra': 'ggg' } ]");
 
     visit_type_UserDefOneList(v, &head, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(errp);
     qapi_free_UserDefOneList(head);
 }
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static void test_validate_fail_union(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = validate_test_init(data, "{ 'type': 'b', 'data' : { 'integer': 42 }, 'extra': 'yyy' }");
 
     visit_type_UserDefUnion(v, &tmp, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(errp);
     qapi_free_UserDefUnion(tmp);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test-qmp-input-visitor.c b/tests/test-qmp-input-visitor.c
index 1e1c6fa0c2..6eb7dc5bcf 100644
--- a/tests/test-qmp-input-visitor.c
+++ b/tests/test-qmp-input-visitor.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_int(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "%" PRId64, value);
 
     visit_type_int(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpint(res, ==, value);
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_int_overflow(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "%f", DBL_MAX);
 
     visit_type_int(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(errp);
     error_free(errp);
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_bool(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "true");
 
     visit_type_bool(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpint(res, ==, true);
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_number(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "%f", value);
 
     visit_type_number(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpfloat(res, ==, value);
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_string(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "%s", value);
 
     visit_type_str(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpstr(res, ==, value);
 
     g_free(res);
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_enum(TestInputVisitorData *data,
         v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "%s", EnumOne_lookup[i]);
 
         visit_type_EnumOne(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-        g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+        g_assert(!errp);
         g_assert_cmpint(i, ==, res);
 
         visitor_input_teardown(data, NULL);
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_struct(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "{ 'integer': -42, 'boolean': true, 'string': 'foo' }");
 
     visit_type_TestStruct(v, &p, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpint(p->integer, ==, -42);
     g_assert(p->boolean == true);
     g_assert_cmpstr(p->string, ==, "foo");
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_struct_nested(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "{ 'string0': 'string0', 'dict1': { 'string1': 'string1', 'dict2': { 'userdef1': { 'integer': 42, 'string': 'string' }, 'string2': 'string2'}}}");
 
     visit_type_UserDefNested(v, &udp, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     check_and_free_str(udp->string0, "string0");
     check_and_free_str(udp->dict1.string1, "string1");
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_list(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "[ { 'string': 'string0', 'integer': 42 }, { 'string': 'string1', 'integer': 43 }, { 'string': 'string2', 'integer': 44 } ]");
 
     visit_type_UserDefOneList(v, &head, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert(head != NULL);
 
     for (i = 0, item = head; item; item = item->next, i++) {
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_errors(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "{ 'integer': false, 'boolean': 'foo', 'string': -42 }");
 
     visit_type_TestStruct(v, &p, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(errp);
     g_assert(p->string == NULL);
 
     error_free(errp);
diff --git a/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c b/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c
index e073d833bf..f31d168d63 100644
--- a/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c
+++ b/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_int(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     QObject *obj;
 
     visit_type_int(data->ov, &value, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == 0);
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(data->qov);
     g_assert(obj != NULL);
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_bool(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     QObject *obj;
 
     visit_type_bool(data->ov, &value, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == 0);
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(data->qov);
     g_assert(obj != NULL);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_number(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     QObject *obj;
 
     visit_type_number(data->ov, &value, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == 0);
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(data->qov);
     g_assert(obj != NULL);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_string(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     QObject *obj;
 
     visit_type_str(data->ov, &string, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == 0);
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(data->qov);
     g_assert(obj != NULL);
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_no_string(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
 
     /* A null string should return "" */
     visit_type_str(data->ov, &string, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == 0);
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(data->qov);
     g_assert(obj != NULL);
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_enum(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
 
     for (i = 0; i < ENUM_ONE_MAX; i++) {
         visit_type_EnumOne(data->ov, &i, "unused", &errp);
-        g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+        g_assert(!errp);
 
         obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(data->qov);
         g_assert(obj != NULL);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_enum_errors(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bad_values) ; i++) {
         errp = NULL;
         visit_type_EnumOne(data->ov, &bad_values[i], "unused", &errp);
-        g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == true);
+        g_assert(errp);
         error_free(errp);
     }
 }
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_struct(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     QDict *qdict;
 
     visit_type_TestStruct(data->ov, &p, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(data->qov);
     g_assert(obj != NULL);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_struct_nested(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     ud2->dict1.dict3.string3 = g_strdup(strings[3]);
 
     visit_type_UserDefNested(data->ov, &ud2, "unused", &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(data->qov);
     g_assert(obj != NULL);
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_struct_errors(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
         u.has_enum1 = true;
         u.enum1 = bad_values[i];
         visit_type_UserDefOne(data->ov, &pu, "unused", &errp);
-        g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == true);
+        g_assert(errp);
         error_free(errp);
     }
 }
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_list(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     }
 
     visit_type_TestStructList(data->ov, &head, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(data->qov);
     g_assert(obj != NULL);
diff --git a/tests/test-string-input-visitor.c b/tests/test-string-input-visitor.c
index 5989f8118e..d406263aee 100644
--- a/tests/test-string-input-visitor.c
+++ b/tests/test-string-input-visitor.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_int(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "-42");
 
     visit_type_int(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpint(res, ==, value);
 }
 
@@ -74,42 +74,42 @@ static void test_visitor_in_bool(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "true");
 
     visit_type_bool(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpint(res, ==, true);
     visitor_input_teardown(data, unused);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "yes");
 
     visit_type_bool(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpint(res, ==, true);
     visitor_input_teardown(data, unused);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "on");
 
     visit_type_bool(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpint(res, ==, true);
     visitor_input_teardown(data, unused);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "false");
 
     visit_type_bool(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpint(res, ==, false);
     visitor_input_teardown(data, unused);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "no");
 
     visit_type_bool(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpint(res, ==, false);
     visitor_input_teardown(data, unused);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "off");
 
     visit_type_bool(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpint(res, ==, false);
 }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_number(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "3.14");
 
     visit_type_number(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpfloat(res, ==, value);
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_string(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, value);
 
     visit_type_str(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+    g_assert(!errp);
     g_assert_cmpstr(res, ==, value);
 
     g_free(res);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void test_visitor_in_enum(TestInputVisitorData *data,
         v = visitor_input_test_init(data, EnumOne_lookup[i]);
 
         visit_type_EnumOne(v, &res, NULL, &errp);
-        g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+        g_assert(!errp);
         g_assert_cmpint(i, ==, res);
 
         visitor_input_teardown(data, NULL);
diff --git a/tests/test-string-output-visitor.c b/tests/test-string-output-visitor.c
index 79d815f888..52231cd4b8 100644
--- a/tests/test-string-output-visitor.c
+++ b/tests/test-string-output-visitor.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_int(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     char *str;
 
     visit_type_int(data->ov, &value, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == 0);
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     str = string_output_get_string(data->sov);
     g_assert(str != NULL);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_bool(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     char *str;
 
     visit_type_bool(data->ov, &value, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == 0);
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     str = string_output_get_string(data->sov);
     g_assert(str != NULL);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_number(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     char *str;
 
     visit_type_number(data->ov, &value, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == 0);
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     str = string_output_get_string(data->sov);
     g_assert(str != NULL);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_string(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     char *str;
 
     visit_type_str(data->ov, &string, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == 0);
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     str = string_output_get_string(data->sov);
     g_assert(str != NULL);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_no_string(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
 
     /* A null string should return "" */
     visit_type_str(data->ov, &string, NULL, &errp);
-    g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == 0);
+    g_assert(!errp);
 
     str = string_output_get_string(data->sov);
     g_assert(str != NULL);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_enum(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
 
     for (i = 0; i < ENUM_ONE_MAX; i++) {
         visit_type_EnumOne(data->ov, &i, "unused", &errp);
-        g_assert(!error_is_set(&errp));
+        g_assert(!errp);
 
         str = string_output_get_string(data->sov);
         g_assert(str != NULL);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static void test_visitor_out_enum_errors(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bad_values) ; i++) {
         errp = NULL;
         visit_type_EnumOne(data->ov, &bad_values[i], "unused", &errp);
-        g_assert(error_is_set(&errp) == true);
+        g_assert(errp);
         error_free(errp);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tpm.c b/tpm.c
index d68d69fe39..c371023b1c 100644
--- a/tpm.c
+++ b/tpm.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int configure_tpm(QemuOpts *opts)
 
     /* validate backend specific opts */
     qemu_opts_validate(opts, be->opts, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return 1;
diff --git a/util/qemu-config.c b/util/qemu-config.c
index 9298f55ecf..797df71569 100644
--- a/util/qemu-config.c
+++ b/util/qemu-config.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ QemuOptsList *qemu_find_opts(const char *group)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     ret = find_list(vm_config_groups, group, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(local_err));
         error_free(local_err);
     }
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int qemu_config_parse(FILE *fp, QemuOptsList **lists, const char *fname)
         if (sscanf(line, "[%63s \"%63[^\"]\"]", group, id) == 2) {
             /* group with id */
             list = find_list(lists, group, &local_err);
-            if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+            if (local_err) {
                 error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(local_err));
                 error_free(local_err);
                 goto out;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int qemu_config_parse(FILE *fp, QemuOptsList **lists, const char *fname)
         if (sscanf(line, "[%63[^]]]", group) == 1) {
             /* group without id */
             list = find_list(lists, group, &local_err);
-            if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+            if (local_err) {
                 error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(local_err));
                 error_free(local_err);
                 goto out;
@@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ static void config_parse_qdict_section(QDict *options, QemuOptsList *opts,
     }
 
     subopts = qemu_opts_create(opts, NULL, 0, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto out;
     }
 
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(subopts, subqdict, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto out;
     }
@@ -416,13 +416,13 @@ static void config_parse_qdict_section(QDict *options, QemuOptsList *opts,
             opt_name = g_strdup_printf("%s.%u", opts->name, i++);
             subopts = qemu_opts_create(opts, opt_name, 1, &local_err);
             g_free(opt_name);
-            if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+            if (local_err) {
                 error_propagate(errp, local_err);
                 goto out;
             }
 
             qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(subopts, section, &local_err);
-            if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+            if (local_err) {
                 error_propagate(errp, local_err);
                 qemu_opts_del(subopts);
                 goto out;
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ void qemu_config_parse_qdict(QDict *options, QemuOptsList **lists,
 
     for (i = 0; lists[i]; i++) {
         config_parse_qdict_section(options, lists[i], &local_err);
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/util/qemu-option.c b/util/qemu-option.c
index 668e5d919f..fd76cd2ada 100644
--- a/util/qemu-option.c
+++ b/util/qemu-option.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ int set_option_parameter(QEMUOptionParameter *list, const char *name,
     switch (list->type) {
     case OPT_FLAG:
         parse_option_bool(name, value, &flag, &local_err);
-        if (!error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (!local_err) {
             list->value.n = flag;
         }
         break;
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ int set_option_parameter(QEMUOptionParameter *list, const char *name,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return -1;
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static void opt_set(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, const char *value,
     opt->desc = desc;
     opt->str = g_strdup(value);
     qemu_opt_parse(opt, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         qemu_opt_del(opt);
     }
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ int qemu_opt_set(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, const char *value)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     opt_set(opts, name, value, false, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return -1;
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ int qemu_opts_set(QemuOptsList *list, const char *id,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(list, id, 1, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         qerror_report_err(local_err);
         error_free(local_err);
         return -1;
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ static int opts_do_parse(QemuOpts *opts, const char *params,
         if (strcmp(option, "id") != 0) {
             /* store and parse */
             opt_set(opts, option, value, prepend, &local_err);
-            if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+            if (local_err) {
                 qerror_report_err(local_err);
                 error_free(local_err);
                 return -1;
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ static QemuOpts *opts_parse(QemuOptsList *list, const char *params,
     assert(!defaults || list->merge_lists);
     opts = qemu_opts_create(list, id, !defaults, &local_err);
     if (opts == NULL) {
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             qerror_report_err(local_err);
             error_free(local_err);
         }
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ QemuOpts *qemu_opts_from_qdict(QemuOptsList *list, const QDict *qdict,
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(list, qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "id"), 1,
                             &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ QemuOpts *qemu_opts_from_qdict(QemuOptsList *list, const QDict *qdict,
     state.errp = &local_err;
     state.opts = opts;
     qdict_iter(qdict, qemu_opts_from_qdict_1, &state);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         qemu_opts_del(opts);
         return NULL;
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ void qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(QemuOpts *opts, QDict *qdict, Error **errp)
 
         if (find_desc_by_name(opts->list->desc, entry->key)) {
             qemu_opts_from_qdict_1(entry->key, entry->value, &state);
-            if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+            if (local_err) {
                 error_propagate(errp, local_err);
                 return;
             } else {
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ void qemu_opts_validate(QemuOpts *opts, const QemuOptDesc *desc, Error **errp)
         }
 
         qemu_opt_parse(opt, &local_err);
-        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index a7b00cdd37..934a615b57 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ static int chardev_init_func(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     qemu_chr_new_from_opts(opts, NULL, &local_err);
-    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+    if (local_err) {
         error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(local_err));
         error_free(local_err);
         return -1;