diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ahb.c
index 76efea2f1138..c3a2eeb5542d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ahb.c
@@ -655,11 +655,7 @@ static int ath10k_ahb_hif_power_up(struct ath10k *ar,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = ath10k_pci_init_pipes(ar);
-	if (ret) {
-		ath10k_err(ar, "failed to initialize CE: %d\n", ret);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	ath10k_pci_init_pipes(ar);
 
 	ret = ath10k_pci_init_config(ar);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ce.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ce.c
index c27b8204718a..73aa3632b23c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ce.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ce.c
@@ -1352,9 +1352,9 @@ void ath10k_ce_enable_interrupts(struct ath10k *ar)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath10k_ce_enable_interrupts);
 
-static int ath10k_ce_init_src_ring(struct ath10k *ar,
-				   unsigned int ce_id,
-				   const struct ce_attr *attr)
+static void ath10k_ce_init_src_ring(struct ath10k *ar,
+				    unsigned int ce_id,
+				    const struct ce_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct ath10k_ce *ce = ath10k_ce_priv(ar);
 	struct ath10k_ce_pipe *ce_state = &ce->ce_states[ce_id];
@@ -1389,13 +1389,11 @@ static int ath10k_ce_init_src_ring(struct ath10k *ar,
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT,
 		   "boot init ce src ring id %d entries %d base_addr %pK\n",
 		   ce_id, nentries, src_ring->base_addr_owner_space);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ath10k_ce_init_dest_ring(struct ath10k *ar,
-				    unsigned int ce_id,
-				    const struct ce_attr *attr)
+static void ath10k_ce_init_dest_ring(struct ath10k *ar,
+				     unsigned int ce_id,
+				     const struct ce_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct ath10k_ce *ce = ath10k_ce_priv(ar);
 	struct ath10k_ce_pipe *ce_state = &ce->ce_states[ce_id];
@@ -1427,8 +1425,6 @@ static int ath10k_ce_init_dest_ring(struct ath10k *ar,
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT,
 		   "boot ce dest ring id %d entries %d base_addr %pK\n",
 		   ce_id, nentries, dest_ring->base_addr_owner_space);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ath10k_ce_alloc_shadow_base(struct ath10k *ar,
@@ -1659,30 +1655,14 @@ ath10k_ce_alloc_dest_ring_64(struct ath10k *ar, unsigned int ce_id,
  * initialization. It may be that only one side or the other is
  * initialized by software/firmware.
  */
-int ath10k_ce_init_pipe(struct ath10k *ar, unsigned int ce_id,
-			const struct ce_attr *attr)
+void ath10k_ce_init_pipe(struct ath10k *ar, unsigned int ce_id,
+			 const struct ce_attr *attr)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	if (attr->src_nentries) {
-		ret = ath10k_ce_init_src_ring(ar, ce_id, attr);
-		if (ret) {
-			ath10k_err(ar, "Failed to initialize CE src ring for ID: %d (%d)\n",
-				   ce_id, ret);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (attr->dest_nentries) {
-		ret = ath10k_ce_init_dest_ring(ar, ce_id, attr);
-		if (ret) {
-			ath10k_err(ar, "Failed to initialize CE dest ring for ID: %d (%d)\n",
-				   ce_id, ret);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
+	if (attr->src_nentries)
+		ath10k_ce_init_src_ring(ar, ce_id, attr);
 
-	return 0;
+	if (attr->dest_nentries)
+		ath10k_ce_init_dest_ring(ar, ce_id, attr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath10k_ce_init_pipe);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ce.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ce.h
index 666ce384a1d8..a0b408176f7f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ce.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ce.h
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ int ath10k_ce_completed_send_next_nolock(struct ath10k_ce_pipe *ce_state,
 
 /*==================CE Engine Initialization=======================*/
 
-int ath10k_ce_init_pipe(struct ath10k *ar, unsigned int ce_id,
-			const struct ce_attr *attr);
+void ath10k_ce_init_pipe(struct ath10k *ar, unsigned int ce_id,
+			 const struct ce_attr *attr);
 void ath10k_ce_deinit_pipe(struct ath10k *ar, unsigned int ce_id);
 int ath10k_ce_alloc_pipe(struct ath10k *ar, int ce_id,
 			 const struct ce_attr *attr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index a7f44f6335fb..f6988075cd83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -2524,21 +2524,13 @@ void ath10k_pci_free_pipes(struct ath10k *ar)
 		ath10k_ce_free_pipe(ar, i);
 }
 
-int ath10k_pci_init_pipes(struct ath10k *ar)
+void ath10k_pci_init_pipes(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
 	struct ath10k_pci *ar_pci = ath10k_pci_priv(ar);
-	int i, ret;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < CE_COUNT; i++) {
-		ret = ath10k_ce_init_pipe(ar, i, &ar_pci->attr[i]);
-		if (ret) {
-			ath10k_err(ar, "failed to initialize copy engine pipe %d: %d\n",
-				   i, ret);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
+	int i;
 
-	return 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < CE_COUNT; i++)
+		ath10k_ce_init_pipe(ar, i, &ar_pci->attr[i]);
 }
 
 static bool ath10k_pci_has_fw_crashed(struct ath10k *ar)
@@ -2703,12 +2695,7 @@ static int ath10k_pci_qca988x_chip_reset(struct ath10k *ar)
 		 * sufficient to verify if device is capable of booting
 		 * firmware blob.
 		 */
-		ret = ath10k_pci_init_pipes(ar);
-		if (ret) {
-			ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to init copy engine: %d\n",
-				    ret);
-			continue;
-		}
+		ath10k_pci_init_pipes(ar);
 
 		ret = ath10k_pci_diag_read32(ar, QCA988X_HOST_INTEREST_ADDRESS,
 					     &val);
@@ -2846,11 +2833,7 @@ static int ath10k_pci_hif_power_up(struct ath10k *ar,
 		goto err_sleep;
 	}
 
-	ret = ath10k_pci_init_pipes(ar);
-	if (ret) {
-		ath10k_err(ar, "failed to initialize CE: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_sleep;
-	}
+	ath10k_pci_init_pipes(ar);
 
 	ret = ath10k_pci_init_config(ar);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h
index 480cd97ab739..3b3ded87aef9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void ath10k_pci_free_pipes(struct ath10k *ar);
 void ath10k_pci_rx_replenish_retry(struct timer_list *t);
 void ath10k_pci_ce_deinit(struct ath10k *ar);
 void ath10k_pci_init_napi(struct ath10k *ar);
-int ath10k_pci_init_pipes(struct ath10k *ar);
+void ath10k_pci_init_pipes(struct ath10k *ar);
 int ath10k_pci_init_config(struct ath10k *ar);
 void ath10k_pci_rx_post(struct ath10k *ar);
 void ath10k_pci_flush(struct ath10k *ar);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
index 26214c00cd0d..ff902413ede2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
@@ -939,20 +939,12 @@ static int ath10k_snoc_hif_start(struct ath10k *ar)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ath10k_snoc_init_pipes(struct ath10k *ar)
+static void ath10k_snoc_init_pipes(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
-	int i, ret;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < CE_COUNT; i++) {
-		ret = ath10k_ce_init_pipe(ar, i, &host_ce_config_wlan[i]);
-		if (ret) {
-			ath10k_err(ar, "failed to initialize copy engine pipe %d: %d\n",
-				   i, ret);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
+	int i;
 
-	return 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < CE_COUNT; i++)
+		ath10k_ce_init_pipe(ar, i, &host_ce_config_wlan[i]);
 }
 
 static int ath10k_snoc_wlan_enable(struct ath10k *ar,
@@ -1084,11 +1076,7 @@ static int ath10k_snoc_hif_power_up(struct ath10k *ar,
 
 	ath10k_ce_alloc_rri(ar);
 
-	ret = ath10k_snoc_init_pipes(ar);
-	if (ret) {
-		ath10k_err(ar, "failed to initialize CE: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_free_rri;
-	}
+	ath10k_snoc_init_pipes(ar);
 
 	return 0;
 
