diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index fc0efa2e5a91e765fc829959f8605816cb123fb7..cb3deeccc2cf184cb9d9b7f3fb94ce1b41885513 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -4167,9 +4167,6 @@ libxlDomainGetNumaParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
             nodeset = NULL;
 
             break;
-
-        default:
-            break;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 73a2986710e03f0abe4d8e5a6832052420259b51..138c7061967d8e20d3e104ee330574ec12f5b151 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -950,11 +950,6 @@ lxcDomainGetMemoryParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
                                         VIR_TYPED_PARAM_ULLONG, val) < 0)
                 goto cleanup;
             break;
-
-        /* coverity[dead_error_begin] */
-        default:
-            break;
-            /* should not hit here */
         }
     }
 
@@ -2626,11 +2621,6 @@ lxcDomainGetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
                                             param->value.s) < 0)
                     goto cleanup;
                 break;
-
-            /* coverity[dead_error_begin] */
-            default:
-                break;
-                /* should not hit here */
             }
         }
     } else if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG) {
@@ -2818,11 +2808,6 @@ lxcDomainGetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
                     goto cleanup;
                 }
                 break;
-
-            /* coverity[dead_error_begin] */
-            default:
-                break;
-                /* should not hit here */
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/nodeinfo.c b/src/nodeinfo.c
index 6ebfb4b95d64d864cc43f7a26a5635a293e17442..22b139f35cfc69a24551809acb7910951c18aba5 100644
--- a/src/nodeinfo.c
+++ b/src/nodeinfo.c
@@ -1478,10 +1478,6 @@ nodeGetMemoryParameters(virTypedParameterPtr params ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                 return -1;
 
             break;
-
-        /* coverity[dead_error_begin] */
-        default:
-            break;
         }
     }