diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_debugfs.c
index 139fffa3658a..21991c99db7c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_debugfs.c
@@ -54,23 +54,9 @@ int fnic_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	int rc = -1;
 	fnic_trace_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("fnic", NULL);
-	if (!fnic_trace_debugfs_root) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Cannot create debugfs root\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	if (!fnic_trace_debugfs_root) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG
-			"fnic root directory doesn't exist in debugfs\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
 
 	fnic_stats_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("statistics",
 						fnic_trace_debugfs_root);
-	if (!fnic_stats_debugfs_root) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Cannot create Statistics directory\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
 
 	/* Allocate memory to structure */
 	fc_trc_flag = (struct fc_trace_flag_type *)
@@ -356,39 +342,19 @@ static const struct file_operations fnic_trace_debugfs_fops = {
  * it will also create file trace_enable to control enable/disable of
  * trace logging into trace buffer.
  */
-int fnic_trace_debugfs_init(void)
+void fnic_trace_debugfs_init(void)
 {
-	int rc = -1;
-	if (!fnic_trace_debugfs_root) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG
-			"FNIC Debugfs root directory doesn't exist\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
 	fnic_trace_enable = debugfs_create_file("tracing_enable",
 					S_IFREG|S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 					fnic_trace_debugfs_root,
 					&(fc_trc_flag->fnic_trace),
 					&fnic_trace_ctrl_fops);
 
-	if (!fnic_trace_enable) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG
-			"Cannot create trace_enable file under debugfs\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
-
 	fnic_trace_debugfs_file = debugfs_create_file("trace",
 					S_IFREG|S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 					fnic_trace_debugfs_root,
 					&(fc_trc_flag->fnic_trace),
 					&fnic_trace_debugfs_fops);
-
-	if (!fnic_trace_debugfs_file) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG
-			"Cannot create trace file under debugfs\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
-	rc = 0;
-	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -419,37 +385,20 @@ void fnic_trace_debugfs_terminate(void)
  * trace logging into trace buffer.
  */
 
-int fnic_fc_trace_debugfs_init(void)
+void fnic_fc_trace_debugfs_init(void)
 {
-	int rc = -1;
-
-	if (!fnic_trace_debugfs_root) {
-		pr_err("fnic:Debugfs root directory doesn't exist\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
-
 	fnic_fc_trace_enable = debugfs_create_file("fc_trace_enable",
 					S_IFREG|S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 					fnic_trace_debugfs_root,
 					&(fc_trc_flag->fc_trace),
 					&fnic_trace_ctrl_fops);
 
-	if (!fnic_fc_trace_enable) {
-		pr_err("fnic: Failed create fc_trace_enable file\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
-
 	fnic_fc_trace_clear = debugfs_create_file("fc_trace_clear",
 					S_IFREG|S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 					fnic_trace_debugfs_root,
 					&(fc_trc_flag->fc_clear),
 					&fnic_trace_ctrl_fops);
 
-	if (!fnic_fc_trace_clear) {
-		pr_err("fnic: Failed to create fc_trace_enable file\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
-
 	fnic_fc_rdata_trace_debugfs_file =
 		debugfs_create_file("fc_trace_rdata",
 				    S_IFREG|S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
@@ -457,24 +406,12 @@ int fnic_fc_trace_debugfs_init(void)
 				    &(fc_trc_flag->fc_normal_file),
 				    &fnic_trace_debugfs_fops);
 
-	if (!fnic_fc_rdata_trace_debugfs_file) {
-		pr_err("fnic: Failed create fc_rdata_trace file\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
-
 	fnic_fc_trace_debugfs_file =
 		debugfs_create_file("fc_trace",
 				    S_IFREG|S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 				    fnic_trace_debugfs_root,
 				    &(fc_trc_flag->fc_row_file),
 				    &fnic_trace_debugfs_fops);
-
-	if (!fnic_fc_trace_debugfs_file) {
-		pr_err("fnic: Failed to create fc_trace file\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
-	rc = 0;
-	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -757,45 +694,26 @@ static const struct file_operations fnic_reset_debugfs_fops = {
  * It will create file stats and reset_stats under statistics/host# directory
  * to log per fnic stats.
  */
-int fnic_stats_debugfs_init(struct fnic *fnic)
+void fnic_stats_debugfs_init(struct fnic *fnic)
 {
-	int rc = -1;
 	char name[16];
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "host%d", fnic->lport->host->host_no);
 
-	if (!fnic_stats_debugfs_root) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "fnic_stats root doesn't exist\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
 	fnic->fnic_stats_debugfs_host = debugfs_create_dir(name,
 						fnic_stats_debugfs_root);
-	if (!fnic->fnic_stats_debugfs_host) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Cannot create host directory\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
 
 	fnic->fnic_stats_debugfs_file = debugfs_create_file("stats",
 						S_IFREG|S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 						fnic->fnic_stats_debugfs_host,
 						fnic,
 						&fnic_stats_debugfs_fops);
-	if (!fnic->fnic_stats_debugfs_file) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Cannot create host stats file\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
 
 	fnic->fnic_reset_debugfs_file = debugfs_create_file("reset_stats",
 						S_IFREG|S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 						fnic->fnic_stats_debugfs_host,
 						fnic,
 						&fnic_reset_debugfs_fops);
-	if (!fnic->fnic_reset_debugfs_file) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Cannot create host stats file\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
-	rc = 0;
-	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
index 5b3534b0deda..cc8f7c82e2ba 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
@@ -578,12 +578,7 @@ static int fnic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	host->transportt = fnic_fc_transport;
 
-	err = fnic_stats_debugfs_init(fnic);
-	if (err) {
-		shost_printk(KERN_ERR, fnic->lport->host,
-				"Failed to initialize debugfs for stats\n");
-		fnic_stats_debugfs_remove(fnic);
-	}
+	fnic_stats_debugfs_init(fnic);
 
 	/* Setup PCI resources */
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, fnic);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_stats.h b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_stats.h
index 9daa6ada6fa0..09c3f864c1cf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_stats.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_stats.h
@@ -134,6 +134,6 @@ struct stats_debug_info {
 };
 
 int fnic_get_stats_data(struct stats_debug_info *, struct fnic_stats *);
-int fnic_stats_debugfs_init(struct fnic *);
+void fnic_stats_debugfs_init(struct fnic *);
 void fnic_stats_debugfs_remove(struct fnic *);
 #endif /* _FNIC_STATS_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.c
index bf0fd2aeb92e..c08eda9ef086 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.c
@@ -503,15 +503,10 @@ int fnic_trace_buf_init(void)
 		fnic_trace_entries.page_offset[i] = fnic_buf_head;
 		fnic_buf_head += FNIC_ENTRY_SIZE_BYTES;
 	}
-	err = fnic_trace_debugfs_init();
-	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_err("fnic: Failed to initialize debugfs for tracing\n");
-		goto err_fnic_trace_debugfs_init;
-	}
+	fnic_trace_debugfs_init();
 	pr_info("fnic: Successfully Initialized Trace Buffer\n");
 	return err;
-err_fnic_trace_debugfs_init:
-	fnic_trace_free();
+
 err_fnic_trace_buf_init:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -596,16 +591,10 @@ int fnic_fc_trace_init(void)
 		fc_trace_entries.page_offset[i] = fc_trace_buf_head;
 		fc_trace_buf_head += FC_TRC_SIZE_BYTES;
 	}
-	err = fnic_fc_trace_debugfs_init();
-	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_err("fnic: Failed to initialize FC_CTLR tracing.\n");
-		goto err_fnic_fc_ctlr_trace_debugfs_init;
-	}
+	fnic_fc_trace_debugfs_init();
 	pr_info("fnic: Successfully Initialized FC_CTLR Trace Buffer\n");
 	return err;
 
-err_fnic_fc_ctlr_trace_debugfs_init:
-	fnic_fc_trace_free();
 err_fnic_fc_ctlr_trace_buf_init:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.h b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.h
index e375d0c2eaaf..8aa55c1e2025 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_trace.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int fnic_trace_buf_init(void);
 void fnic_trace_free(void);
 int fnic_debugfs_init(void);
 void fnic_debugfs_terminate(void);
-int fnic_trace_debugfs_init(void);
+void fnic_trace_debugfs_init(void);
 void fnic_trace_debugfs_terminate(void);
 
 /* Fnic FC CTLR Trace releated function */
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int fnic_fc_trace_get_data(fnic_dbgfs_t *fnic_dbgfs_prt, u8 rdata_flag);
 void copy_and_format_trace_data(struct fc_trace_hdr *tdata,
 				fnic_dbgfs_t *fnic_dbgfs_prt,
 				int *len, u8 rdata_flag);
-int fnic_fc_trace_debugfs_init(void);
+void fnic_fc_trace_debugfs_init(void);
 void fnic_fc_trace_debugfs_terminate(void);
 
 #endif
