diff --git a/block/blkdebug.c b/block/blkdebug.c
index eecbf3e5c4..5716b817ae 100644
--- a/block/blkdebug.c
+++ b/block/blkdebug.c
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ static int blkdebug_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 {
     BDRVBlkdebugState *s = bs->opaque;
     QemuOpts *opts;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
     uint64_t align;
 
@@ -494,10 +493,9 @@ static int blkdebug_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     bs->file = bdrv_open_child(qemu_opt_get(opts, "x-image"), options, "image",
                                bs, &child_of_bds,
                                BDRV_CHILD_FILTERED | BDRV_CHILD_PRIMARY,
-                               false, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+                               false, errp);
+    if (!bs->file) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto out;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/blklogwrites.c b/block/blklogwrites.c
index 13ae63983b..b7579370a3 100644
--- a/block/blklogwrites.c
+++ b/block/blklogwrites.c
@@ -157,19 +157,17 @@ static int blk_log_writes_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     /* Open the file */
     bs->file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "file", bs, &child_of_bds,
                                BDRV_CHILD_FILTERED | BDRV_CHILD_PRIMARY, false,
-                               &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+                               errp);
+    if (!bs->file) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
     /* Open the log file */
     s->log_file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "log", bs, &child_of_bds,
-                                  BDRV_CHILD_METADATA, false, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+                                  BDRV_CHILD_METADATA, false, errp);
+    if (!s->log_file) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/blkreplay.c b/block/blkreplay.c
index 30a0f5d57a..4a247752fd 100644
--- a/block/blkreplay.c
+++ b/block/blkreplay.c
@@ -23,16 +23,14 @@ typedef struct Request {
 static int blkreplay_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
                           Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     /* Open the image file */
     bs->file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "image", bs, &child_of_bds,
                                BDRV_CHILD_FILTERED | BDRV_CHILD_PRIMARY,
-                               false, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+                               false, errp);
+    if (!bs->file) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/blkverify.c b/block/blkverify.c
index 4aed53ab59..95ae73e2aa 100644
--- a/block/blkverify.c
+++ b/block/blkverify.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ static int blkverify_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 {
     BDRVBlkverifyState *s = bs->opaque;
     QemuOpts *opts;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
@@ -125,20 +124,18 @@ static int blkverify_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     bs->file = bdrv_open_child(qemu_opt_get(opts, "x-raw"), options, "raw",
                                bs, &child_of_bds,
                                BDRV_CHILD_FILTERED | BDRV_CHILD_PRIMARY,
-                               false, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+                               false, errp);
+    if (!bs->file) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
     /* Open the test file */
     s->test_file = bdrv_open_child(qemu_opt_get(opts, "x-image"), options,
                                    "test", bs, &child_of_bds, BDRV_CHILD_DATA,
-                                   false, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+                                   false, errp);
+    if (!s->test_file) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index b05512718c..41a29072e6 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -1612,9 +1612,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow2_do_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
     /* Open external data file */
     s->data_file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "data-file", bs,
                                    &child_of_bds, BDRV_CHILD_DATA,
-                                   true, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                                   true, errp);
+    if (!s->data_file) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/quorum.c b/block/quorum.c
index e846a7e892..2ebe0ba16d 100644
--- a/block/quorum.c
+++ b/block/quorum.c
@@ -900,7 +900,6 @@ static int quorum_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
                        Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVQuorumState *s = bs->opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     QemuOpts *opts = NULL;
     const char *pattern_str;
     bool *opened;
@@ -978,9 +977,8 @@ static int quorum_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
         s->children[i] = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, indexstr, bs,
                                          &child_of_bds, BDRV_CHILD_DATA, false,
-                                         &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                                         errp);
+        if (!s->children[i]) {
             ret = -EINVAL;
             goto close_exit;
         }
