diff --git a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
index ee5a5352dc..a2fa407b98 100644
--- a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void virtio_blk_data_plane_destroy(VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s)
     g_free(s);
 }
 
-static bool virtio_blk_data_plane_handle_output(VirtIODevice *vdev,
+static void virtio_blk_data_plane_handle_output(VirtIODevice *vdev,
                                                 VirtQueue *vq)
 {
     VirtIOBlock *s = (VirtIOBlock *)vdev;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static bool virtio_blk_data_plane_handle_output(VirtIODevice *vdev,
     assert(s->dataplane);
     assert(s->dataplane_started);
 
-    return virtio_blk_handle_vq(s, vq);
+    virtio_blk_handle_vq(s, vq);
 }
 
 /* Context: QEMU global mutex held */
diff --git a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi-dataplane.c b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi-dataplane.c
index 18eb824c97..76137de67f 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi-dataplane.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi-dataplane.c
@@ -49,49 +49,43 @@ void virtio_scsi_dataplane_setup(VirtIOSCSI *s, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
-static bool virtio_scsi_data_plane_handle_cmd(VirtIODevice *vdev,
+static void virtio_scsi_data_plane_handle_cmd(VirtIODevice *vdev,
                                               VirtQueue *vq)
 {
-    bool progress = false;
     VirtIOSCSI *s = VIRTIO_SCSI(vdev);
 
     virtio_scsi_acquire(s);
     if (!s->dataplane_fenced) {
         assert(s->ctx && s->dataplane_started);
-        progress = virtio_scsi_handle_cmd_vq(s, vq);
+        virtio_scsi_handle_cmd_vq(s, vq);
     }
     virtio_scsi_release(s);
-    return progress;
 }
 
-static bool virtio_scsi_data_plane_handle_ctrl(VirtIODevice *vdev,
+static void virtio_scsi_data_plane_handle_ctrl(VirtIODevice *vdev,
                                                VirtQueue *vq)
 {
-    bool progress = false;
     VirtIOSCSI *s = VIRTIO_SCSI(vdev);
 
     virtio_scsi_acquire(s);
     if (!s->dataplane_fenced) {
         assert(s->ctx && s->dataplane_started);
-        progress = virtio_scsi_handle_ctrl_vq(s, vq);
+        virtio_scsi_handle_ctrl_vq(s, vq);
     }
     virtio_scsi_release(s);
-    return progress;
 }
 
-static bool virtio_scsi_data_plane_handle_event(VirtIODevice *vdev,
+static void virtio_scsi_data_plane_handle_event(VirtIODevice *vdev,
                                                 VirtQueue *vq)
 {
-    bool progress = false;
     VirtIOSCSI *s = VIRTIO_SCSI(vdev);
 
     virtio_scsi_acquire(s);
     if (!s->dataplane_fenced) {
         assert(s->ctx && s->dataplane_started);
-        progress = virtio_scsi_handle_event_vq(s, vq);
+        virtio_scsi_handle_event_vq(s, vq);
     }
     virtio_scsi_release(s);
-    return progress;
 }
 
 static int virtio_scsi_set_host_notifier(VirtIOSCSI *s, VirtQueue *vq, int n)
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index 5db7f69237..323f549aad 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct VirtQueue
 
     uint16_t vector;
     VirtIOHandleOutput handle_output;
-    VirtIOHandleAIOOutput handle_aio_output;
+    VirtIOHandleOutput handle_aio_output;
     VirtIODevice *vdev;
     EventNotifier guest_notifier;
     EventNotifier host_notifier;
@@ -2303,22 +2303,18 @@ void virtio_queue_set_align(VirtIODevice *vdev, int n, int align)
     }
 }
 
-static bool virtio_queue_notify_aio_vq(VirtQueue *vq)
+static void virtio_queue_notify_aio_vq(VirtQueue *vq)
 {
-    bool ret = false;
-
     if (vq->vring.desc && vq->handle_aio_output) {
         VirtIODevice *vdev = vq->vdev;
 
         trace_virtio_queue_notify(vdev, vq - vdev->vq, vq);
-        ret = vq->handle_aio_output(vdev, vq);
+        vq->handle_aio_output(vdev, vq);
 
         if (unlikely(vdev->start_on_kick)) {
             virtio_set_started(vdev, true);
         }
     }
-
-    return ret;
 }
 
 static void virtio_queue_notify_vq(VirtQueue *vq)
@@ -3555,7 +3551,7 @@ static void virtio_queue_host_notifier_aio_poll_end(EventNotifier *n)
 }
 
 void virtio_queue_aio_set_host_notifier_handler(VirtQueue *vq, AioContext *ctx,
-                                                VirtIOHandleAIOOutput handle_output)
+        VirtIOHandleOutput handle_output)
 {
     if (handle_output) {
         vq->handle_aio_output = handle_output;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
index 8bab9cfb75..b90095628f 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ void virtio_error(VirtIODevice *vdev, const char *fmt, ...) GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 void virtio_device_set_child_bus_name(VirtIODevice *vdev, char *bus_name);
 
 typedef void (*VirtIOHandleOutput)(VirtIODevice *, VirtQueue *);
-typedef bool (*VirtIOHandleAIOOutput)(VirtIODevice *, VirtQueue *);
 
 VirtQueue *virtio_add_queue(VirtIODevice *vdev, int queue_size,
                             VirtIOHandleOutput handle_output);
@@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ EventNotifier *virtio_queue_get_host_notifier(VirtQueue *vq);
 void virtio_queue_set_host_notifier_enabled(VirtQueue *vq, bool enabled);
 void virtio_queue_host_notifier_read(EventNotifier *n);
 void virtio_queue_aio_set_host_notifier_handler(VirtQueue *vq, AioContext *ctx,
-                                                VirtIOHandleAIOOutput handle_output);
+        VirtIOHandleOutput handle_output);
 VirtQueue *virtio_vector_first_queue(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint16_t vector);
 VirtQueue *virtio_vector_next_queue(VirtQueue *vq);