diff --git a/include/net/inet_frag.h b/include/net/inet_frag.h
index fa635aa6d0b97da787590120091d71e1a7718b70..fc59e0775e001fd826e4fc76d82e492cec19d0c3 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_frag.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_frag.h
@@ -103,15 +103,10 @@ struct inet_frags {
 int inet_frags_init(struct inet_frags *);
 void inet_frags_fini(struct inet_frags *);
 
-static inline int inet_frags_init_net(struct netns_frags *nf)
+static inline void inet_frags_init_net(struct netns_frags *nf)
 {
 	atomic_set(&nf->mem, 0);
-	return 0;
 }
-static inline void inet_frags_uninit_net(struct netns_frags *nf)
-{
-}
-
 void inet_frags_exit_net(struct netns_frags *nf, struct inet_frags *f);
 
 void inet_frag_kill(struct inet_frag_queue *q, struct inet_frags *f);
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
index 30d875dff6b54658f2671ae48a4e1fce8b750c3e..f85b08baff160307516d8367a1f60dfc555f3c6c 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
@@ -580,19 +580,14 @@ static int __net_init lowpan_frags_init_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct netns_ieee802154_lowpan *ieee802154_lowpan =
 		net_ieee802154_lowpan(net);
-	int res;
 
 	ieee802154_lowpan->frags.high_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_HIGH_THRESH;
 	ieee802154_lowpan->frags.low_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_LOW_THRESH;
 	ieee802154_lowpan->frags.timeout = IPV6_FRAG_TIMEOUT;
 
-	res = inet_frags_init_net(&ieee802154_lowpan->frags);
-	if (res)
-		return res;
-	res = lowpan_frags_ns_sysctl_register(net);
-	if (res)
-		inet_frags_uninit_net(&ieee802154_lowpan->frags);
-	return res;
+	inet_frags_init_net(&ieee802154_lowpan->frags);
+
+	return lowpan_frags_ns_sysctl_register(net);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit lowpan_frags_exit_net(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index 9a8cfac503dc8c83e24a7b168dbd4da781a30284..46408c220d9dcb59380b15a17c1ce3f277c9ba8f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -844,8 +844,6 @@ static void __init ip4_frags_ctl_register(void)
 
 static int __net_init ipv4_frags_init_net(struct net *net)
 {
-	int res;
-
 	/* Fragment cache limits.
 	 *
 	 * The fragment memory accounting code, (tries to) account for
@@ -871,13 +869,9 @@ static int __net_init ipv4_frags_init_net(struct net *net)
 
 	net->ipv4.frags.max_dist = 64;
 
-	res = inet_frags_init_net(&net->ipv4.frags);
-	if (res)
-		return res;
-	res = ip4_frags_ns_ctl_register(net);
-	if (res)
-		inet_frags_uninit_net(&net->ipv4.frags);
-	return res;
+	inet_frags_init_net(&net->ipv4.frags);
+
+	return ip4_frags_ns_ctl_register(net);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit ipv4_frags_exit_net(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index 986d4ca38832b17703b09e50209ec133885c7276..b263bf3a19f7aba9452f511030fc8a3dfdeaf0fa 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -622,18 +622,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_frag6_gather);
 
 static int nf_ct_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
-	int res;
-
 	net->nf_frag.frags.high_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_HIGH_THRESH;
 	net->nf_frag.frags.low_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_LOW_THRESH;
 	net->nf_frag.frags.timeout = IPV6_FRAG_TIMEOUT;
-	res = inet_frags_init_net(&net->nf_frag.frags);
-	if (res)
-		return res;
-	res = nf_ct_frag6_sysctl_register(net);
-	if (res)
-		inet_frags_uninit_net(&net->nf_frag.frags);
-	return res;
+	inet_frags_init_net(&net->nf_frag.frags);
+
+	return nf_ct_frag6_sysctl_register(net);
 }
 
 static void nf_ct_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index e1da5b888cc4901711d573075f8ae4eada7f086e..846012eae52680e00108deb65c356f5024f94552 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -714,19 +714,13 @@ static void ip6_frags_sysctl_unregister(void)
 
 static int __net_init ipv6_frags_init_net(struct net *net)
 {
-	int res;
-
 	net->ipv6.frags.high_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_HIGH_THRESH;
 	net->ipv6.frags.low_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_LOW_THRESH;
 	net->ipv6.frags.timeout = IPV6_FRAG_TIMEOUT;
 
-	res = inet_frags_init_net(&net->ipv6.frags);
-	if (res)
-		return res;
-	res = ip6_frags_ns_sysctl_register(net);
-	if (res)
-		inet_frags_uninit_net(&net->ipv6.frags);
-	return res;
+	inet_frags_init_net(&net->ipv6.frags);
+
+	return ip6_frags_ns_sysctl_register(net);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit ipv6_frags_exit_net(struct net *net)