diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index 0099050f6e2b66c1774d57b7176f35a184ef0f31..ed18479a7b8cd462b7976152fd76be5c0211704f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -475,13 +475,13 @@ int iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool read_nvm)
 	ret = iwl_mvm_load_ucode_wait_alive(mvm, IWL_UCODE_INIT);
 	if (ret) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to start INIT ucode: %d\n", ret);
-		goto error;
+		goto remove_notif;
 	}
 
 	if (mvm->cfg->device_family < IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_8000) {
 		ret = iwl_mvm_send_bt_init_conf(mvm);
 		if (ret)
-			goto error;
+			goto remove_notif;
 	}
 
 	/* Read the NVM only at driver load time, no need to do this twice */
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ int iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool read_nvm)
 		ret = iwl_nvm_init(mvm, true);
 		if (ret) {
 			IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to read NVM: %d\n", ret);
-			goto error;
+			goto remove_notif;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -498,8 +498,7 @@ int iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool read_nvm)
 	if (mvm->nvm_file_name)
 		iwl_mvm_load_nvm_to_nic(mvm);
 
-	ret = iwl_nvm_check_version(mvm->nvm_data, mvm->trans);
-	WARN_ON(ret);
+	WARN_ON(iwl_nvm_check_version(mvm->nvm_data, mvm->trans));
 
 	/*
 	 * abort after reading the nvm in case RF Kill is on, we will complete
@@ -508,9 +507,7 @@ int iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool read_nvm)
 	if (iwl_mvm_is_radio_hw_killed(mvm)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_RF_KILL(mvm,
 				  "jump over all phy activities due to RF kill\n");
-		iwl_remove_notification(&mvm->notif_wait, &calib_wait);
-		ret = 1;
-		goto out;
+		goto remove_notif;
 	}
 
 	mvm->calibrating = true;
@@ -518,17 +515,13 @@ int iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool read_nvm)
 	/* Send TX valid antennas before triggering calibrations */
 	ret = iwl_send_tx_ant_cfg(mvm, iwl_mvm_get_valid_tx_ant(mvm));
 	if (ret)
-		goto error;
+		goto remove_notif;
 
-	/*
-	 * Send phy configurations command to init uCode
-	 * to start the 16.0 uCode init image internal calibrations.
-	 */
 	ret = iwl_send_phy_cfg_cmd(mvm);
 	if (ret) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to run INIT calibrations: %d\n",
 			ret);
-		goto error;
+		goto remove_notif;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -536,15 +529,21 @@ int iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool read_nvm)
 	 * just wait for the calibration complete notification.
 	 */
 	ret = iwl_wait_notification(&mvm->notif_wait, &calib_wait,
-			MVM_UCODE_CALIB_TIMEOUT);
+				    MVM_UCODE_CALIB_TIMEOUT);
+	if (!ret)
+		goto out;
 
-	if (ret && iwl_mvm_is_radio_hw_killed(mvm)) {
+	if (iwl_mvm_is_radio_hw_killed(mvm)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_RF_KILL(mvm, "RFKILL while calibrating.\n");
-		ret = 1;
+		ret = 0;
+	} else {
+		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to run INIT calibrations: %d\n",
+			ret);
 	}
+
 	goto out;
 
-error:
+remove_notif:
 	iwl_remove_notification(&mvm->notif_wait, &calib_wait);
 out:
 	mvm->calibrating = false;
@@ -1043,9 +1042,6 @@ static int iwl_mvm_load_rt_fw(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 
 	if (ret) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to run INIT ucode: %d\n", ret);
-		/* this can't happen */
-		if (WARN_ON(ret > 0))
-			ret = -ERFKILL;
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 640881c8d703cb63cbad076042c6c8238825a2be..76d256a9ad710b99c149cc8fba55704c92fdb522 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -751,7 +751,6 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 		iwl_mvm_stop_device(mvm);
 	iwl_mvm_unref(mvm, IWL_MVM_REF_INIT_UCODE);
 	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
-	/* returns 0 if successful, 1 if success but in rfkill */
 	if (err < 0) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to run INIT ucode: %d\n", err);
 		goto out_free;