diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index e6c8349409..a6f71f9d83 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -992,9 +992,7 @@ DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *all_opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type,
     blk = blockdev_init(filename, bs_opts, &local_err);
     bs_opts = NULL;
     if (!blk) {
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        }
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     } else {
         assert(!local_err);
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
index 99d0368868..f7458445c0 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
@@ -731,9 +731,7 @@ static void s390_pcihost_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     css_register_io_adapters(CSS_IO_ADAPTER_PCI, true, false,
                              S390_ADAPTER_SUPPRESSIBLE, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-    }
+    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static int s390_pci_msix_init(S390PCIBusDevice *pbdev)
diff --git a/qga/commands-posix.c b/qga/commands-posix.c
index 1877976522..2e719d9b6b 100644
--- a/qga/commands-posix.c
+++ b/qga/commands-posix.c
@@ -1573,10 +1573,7 @@ static bool systemd_supports_mode(SuspendMode mode, Error **errp)
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-    }
-
+    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -1782,7 +1779,7 @@ static void guest_suspend(SuspendMode mode, Error **errp)
     if (!mode_supported) {
         error_setg(errp,
                    "the requested suspend mode is not supported by the guest");
-    } else if (local_err) {
+    } else {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
 }