diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index cea46b4668..94b01deffc 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -1456,9 +1456,6 @@
 #
 # @size: new image size in bytes
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
 #
@@ -1676,9 +1673,6 @@
 #
 # For the arguments, see the documentation of BlockdevSnapshotSync.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
 #
@@ -1758,9 +1752,6 @@
 #     is not validated, so care should be taken when specifying the
 #     string or the image chain may not be able to be reopened again.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If "device" does not exist or cannot be determined,
 #       DeviceNotFound
@@ -1860,9 +1851,6 @@
 # @deprecated: Members @base and @top are deprecated.  Use @base-node
 #     and @top-node instead.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @device does not exist, DeviceNotFound
 #     - Any other error returns a GenericError.
@@ -1902,9 +1890,6 @@
 # @deprecated: This command is deprecated.  Use @blockdev-backup
 #     instead.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @device is not a valid block device, GenericError
 #
@@ -1931,9 +1916,6 @@
 # 'backup'. The operation can be stopped before it has completed using
 # the block-job-cancel command.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
 #
@@ -2139,9 +2121,6 @@
 # specifies the format of the mirror image, default is to probe if
 # mode='existing', else the format of the source.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @device is not a valid block device, GenericError
 #
@@ -2318,9 +2297,6 @@
 # Create a dirty bitmap with a name on the node, and start tracking
 # the writes.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @node is not a valid block device or node, DeviceNotFound
 #     - If @name is already taken, GenericError with an explanation
@@ -2344,9 +2320,6 @@
 # with block-dirty-bitmap-add.  If the bitmap is persistent, remove it
 # from its storage too.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @node is not a valid block device or node, DeviceNotFound
 #     - If @name is not found, GenericError with an explanation
@@ -2371,9 +2344,6 @@
 # backup from this point in time forward will only backup clusters
 # modified after this clear operation.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @node is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
 #     - If @name is not found, GenericError with an explanation
@@ -2395,9 +2365,6 @@
 #
 # Enables a dirty bitmap so that it will begin tracking disk changes.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @node is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
 #     - If @name is not found, GenericError with an explanation
@@ -2419,9 +2386,6 @@
 #
 # Disables a dirty bitmap so that it will stop tracking disk changes.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @node is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
 #     - If @name is not found, GenericError with an explanation
@@ -2451,9 +2415,6 @@
 # dirty in any of the source bitmaps.  This can be used to achieve
 # backup checkpoints, or in simpler usages, to copy bitmaps.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @node is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
 #     - If any bitmap in @bitmaps or @target is not found,
@@ -2570,8 +2531,6 @@
 #     disappear from the query list without user intervention.
 #     Defaults to true.  (Since 3.1)
 #
-# Returns: nothing on success.
-#
 # Since: 2.6
 #
 # Example:
@@ -2894,9 +2853,6 @@
 #     disappear from the query list without user intervention.
 #     Defaults to true.  (Since 3.1)
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success.
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @device does not exist, DeviceNotFound.
 #
@@ -2935,9 +2891,6 @@
 # @speed: the maximum speed, in bytes per second, or 0 for unlimited.
 #     Defaults to 0.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If no background operation is active on this device,
 #       DeviceNotActive
@@ -2982,9 +2935,6 @@
 #     paused) instead of waiting for the destination to complete its
 #     final synchronization (since 1.3)
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If no background operation is active on this device,
 #       DeviceNotActive
@@ -3011,9 +2961,6 @@
 #     the name of the parameter), but since QEMU 2.7 it can have other
 #     values.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If no background operation is active on this device,
 #       DeviceNotActive
@@ -3038,9 +2985,6 @@
 #     the name of the parameter), but since QEMU 2.7 it can have other
 #     values.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If no background operation is active on this device,
 #       DeviceNotActive
@@ -3072,9 +3016,6 @@
 #     the name of the parameter), but since QEMU 2.7 it can have other
 #     values.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If no background operation is active on this device,
 #       DeviceNotActive
@@ -3099,8 +3040,6 @@
 #
 # @id: The job identifier.
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 2.12
 ##
 { 'command': 'block-job-dismiss', 'data': { 'id': 'str' },
@@ -3118,8 +3057,6 @@
 #
 # @id: The job identifier.
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 2.12
 ##
 { 'command': 'block-job-finalize', 'data': { 'id': 'str' },
@@ -6110,9 +6047,6 @@
 # For the arguments, see the documentation of
 # BlockdevSnapshotInternal.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @device is not a valid block device, GenericError
 #     - If any snapshot matching @name exists, or @name is empty,
diff --git a/qapi/block.json b/qapi/block.json
index dab616799a..65d9804bdf 100644
--- a/qapi/block.json
+++ b/qapi/block.json
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@
 #
 # @deprecated: Member @device is deprecated.  Use @id instead.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
 #
@@ -461,9 +458,6 @@
 # the device will be removed from its group and the rest of its
 # members will not be affected.  The 'group' parameter is ignored.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
 #
diff --git a/qapi/char.json b/qapi/char.json
index 4873bc635a..777dde55d9 100644
--- a/qapi/char.json
+++ b/qapi/char.json
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@
 #     - data itself is always Unicode regardless of format, like any
 #       other string.
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 1.4
 #
 # Example:
@@ -772,8 +770,6 @@
 #
 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist and not be in use
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 1.4
 #
 # Example:
@@ -791,8 +787,6 @@
 #
 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 2.10
 #
 # Example:
diff --git a/qapi/dump.json b/qapi/dump.json
index f82dd6a1af..4c021dd53c 100644
--- a/qapi/dump.json
+++ b/qapi/dump.json
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@
 #
 # Note: All boolean arguments default to false
 #
-# Returns: nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 1.2
 #
 # Example:
diff --git a/qapi/machine-target.json b/qapi/machine-target.json
index db6c0fae98..519adf3220 100644
--- a/qapi/machine-target.json
+++ b/qapi/machine-target.json
@@ -414,8 +414,6 @@
 #
 # @unstable: This command is experimental.
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success.
-#
 # Since: 8.2
 ##
 { 'command': 'set-cpu-topology',
diff --git a/qapi/machine.json b/qapi/machine.json
index 0985c61740..7d3ca33683 100644
--- a/qapi/machine.json
+++ b/qapi/machine.json
@@ -326,8 +326,6 @@
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 #
-# Returns: nothing.
-#
 # Note: prior to 4.0, this command does nothing in case the guest
 #     isn't suspended.
 #
@@ -377,8 +375,6 @@
 # all CPUs (ppc64). The command fails when the guest doesn't support
 # injecting.
 #
-# Returns: If successful, nothing
-#
 # Since: 0.14
 #
 # Note: prior to 2.1, this command was only supported for x86 and s390
@@ -778,8 +774,6 @@
 # @cpu-index: the index of the virtual CPU to use for translating the
 #     virtual address (defaults to CPU 0)
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 0.14
 #
 # Notes: Errors were not reliably returned until 1.1
@@ -806,8 +800,6 @@
 #
 # @filename: the file to save the memory to as binary data
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 0.14
 #
 # Notes: Errors were not reliably returned until 1.1
@@ -1060,9 +1052,6 @@
 #
 #     From it we have: balloon_size = vm_ram_size - @value
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If the balloon driver is enabled but not functional because
 #       the KVM kernel module cannot support it, KVMMissingCap
diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
index 7303e57e8e..facdb28bbc 100644
--- a/qapi/migration.json
+++ b/qapi/migration.json
@@ -1555,8 +1555,6 @@
 #
 # Cancel the current executing migration process.
 #
-# Returns: nothing on success
-#
 # Notes: This command succeeds even if there is no migration process
 #     running.
 #
@@ -1576,8 +1574,6 @@
 #
 # @state: The state the migration is currently expected to be in
 #
-# Returns: nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 2.11
 #
 # Example:
@@ -1699,8 +1695,6 @@
 # @deprecated: Members @inc and @blk are deprecated.  Use
 #     blockdev-mirror with NBD instead.
 #
-# Returns: nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 0.14
 #
 # Notes:
@@ -1782,8 +1776,6 @@
 # @channels: list of migration stream channels with each stream in the
 #     list connected to a destination interface endpoint.
 #
-# Returns: nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 2.3
 #
 # Notes:
@@ -1851,8 +1843,6 @@
 # @live: Optional argument to ask QEMU to treat this command as part
 #     of a live migration.  Default to true.  (since 2.11)
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 1.1
 #
 # Example:
@@ -1871,8 +1861,6 @@
 #
 # @enable: true to enable, false to disable.
 #
-# Returns: nothing
-#
 # Since: 1.3
 #
 # Example:
@@ -1915,8 +1903,6 @@
 # @failover: true to do failover, false to stop.  but cannot be
 #     specified if 'enable' is true.  default value is false.
 #
-# Returns: nothing.
-#
 # Example:
 #
 #     -> { "execute": "xen-set-replication",
@@ -1968,8 +1954,6 @@
 #
 # Xen uses this command to notify replication to trigger a checkpoint.
 #
-# Returns: nothing.
-#
 # Example:
 #
 #     -> { "execute": "xen-colo-do-checkpoint" }
@@ -2026,8 +2010,6 @@
 #
 # @uri: the URI to be used for the recovery of migration stream.
 #
-# Returns: nothing.
-#
 # Example:
 #
 #     -> { "execute": "migrate-recover",
@@ -2045,8 +2027,6 @@
 #
 # Pause a migration.  Currently it only supports postcopy.
 #
-# Returns: nothing.
-#
 # Example:
 #
 #     -> { "execute": "migrate-pause" }
@@ -2415,8 +2395,6 @@
 #
 # If @tag already exists, an error will be reported
 #
-# Returns: nothing
-#
 # Example:
 #
 #     -> { "execute": "snapshot-save",
@@ -2487,8 +2465,6 @@
 # device nodes that can have changed since the original @snapshot-save
 # command execution.
 #
-# Returns: nothing
-#
 # Example:
 #
 #     -> { "execute": "snapshot-load",
@@ -2550,8 +2526,6 @@
 # to determine completion and to fetch details of any errors that
 # arise.
 #
-# Returns: nothing
-#
 # Example:
 #
 #     -> { "execute": "snapshot-delete",
diff --git a/qapi/misc-target.json b/qapi/misc-target.json
index 542a3e42f2..4e0a6492a9 100644
--- a/qapi/misc-target.json
+++ b/qapi/misc-target.json
@@ -472,9 +472,6 @@
 #
 # @port: The port number
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success.
-#
 # Since: 8.0
 #
 # Example:
diff --git a/qapi/misc.json b/qapi/misc.json
index 578f574a68..015388aa3e 100644
--- a/qapi/misc.json
+++ b/qapi/misc.json
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #
 # @tls: whether to perform TLS. Only applies to the "spice" protocol
 #
-# Returns: nothing on success.
-#
 # Since: 0.14
 #
 # Example:
@@ -160,8 +158,6 @@
 #
 # Since: 0.14
 #
-# Returns: If successful, nothing
-#
 # Notes: This command will succeed if the guest is currently running.
 #     It will also succeed if the guest is in the "inmigrate" state;
 #     in this case, the effect of the command is to make sure the
@@ -196,8 +192,6 @@
 #
 # Since: 3.0
 #
-# Returns: nothing
-#
 # Example:
 #
 #     -> { "execute": "x-exit-preconfig" }
@@ -256,8 +250,6 @@
 #
 # @fdname: file descriptor name
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 0.14
 #
 # Notes: If @fdname already exists, the file descriptor assigned to it
@@ -285,8 +277,6 @@
 #
 # @fdname: file descriptor name
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 8.0
 #
 # Notes: If @fdname already exists, the file descriptor assigned to it
@@ -309,8 +299,6 @@
 #
 # @fdname: file descriptor name
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 0.14
 #
 # Example:
@@ -376,9 +364,6 @@
 #
 # @fd: The file descriptor that is to be removed.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @fdset-id or @fd is not found, GenericError
 #
diff --git a/qapi/net.json b/qapi/net.json
index 09e644a742..417b61a321 100644
--- a/qapi/net.json
+++ b/qapi/net.json
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 #
 # @up: true to set the link status to be up
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @name is not a valid network device, DeviceNotFound
 #
@@ -46,9 +43,6 @@
 #
 # Since: 0.14
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @type is not a valid network backend, DeviceNotFound
 #
@@ -69,9 +63,6 @@
 #
 # @id: the name of the network backend to remove
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @id is not a valid network backend, DeviceNotFound
 #
diff --git a/qapi/qdev.json b/qapi/qdev.json
index cc72c55a99..facaa0bc6a 100644
--- a/qapi/qdev.json
+++ b/qapi/qdev.json
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@
 #
 # @id: the device's ID or QOM path
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @id is not a valid device, DeviceNotFound
 #
diff --git a/qapi/qom.json b/qapi/qom.json
index 33aa30bb41..032c6fa037 100644
--- a/qapi/qom.json
+++ b/qapi/qom.json
@@ -1056,9 +1056,6 @@
 #
 # Create a QOM object.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - Error if @qom-type is not a valid class name
 #
@@ -1081,9 +1078,6 @@
 #
 # @id: the name of the QOM object to remove
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - Error if @id is not a valid id for a QOM object
 #
diff --git a/qapi/run-state.json b/qapi/run-state.json
index dd0770b379..789fc34559 100644
--- a/qapi/run-state.json
+++ b/qapi/run-state.json
@@ -395,10 +395,7 @@
 #
 # @panic: @PanicAction action taken on guest panic.
 #
-# @watchdog: @WatchdogAction action taken when watchdog timer expires
-#     .
-#
-# Returns: Nothing on success.
+# @watchdog: @WatchdogAction action taken when watchdog timer expires.
 #
 # Since: 6.0
 #
diff --git a/qapi/tpm.json b/qapi/tpm.json
index 07a73e5f2b..1577b5c259 100644
--- a/qapi/tpm.json
+++ b/qapi/tpm.json
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@
 #
 # Return information about the TPM device
 #
-# Returns: @TPMInfo on success
-#
 # Since: 1.5
 #
 # Example:
diff --git a/qapi/transaction.json b/qapi/transaction.json
index 78cc21800d..5749c133d4 100644
--- a/qapi/transaction.json
+++ b/qapi/transaction.json
@@ -234,8 +234,6 @@
 #     execution of the transaction.  See @TransactionProperties for
 #     additional detail.
 #
-# Returns: nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     Any errors from commands in the transaction
 #
diff --git a/qapi/ui.json b/qapi/ui.json
index 199a412c5a..1726f15429 100644
--- a/qapi/ui.json
+++ b/qapi/ui.json
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@
 #
 # Set the password of a remote display server.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If Spice is not enabled, DeviceNotFound
 #
@@ -142,9 +139,6 @@
 #
 # Expire the password of a remote display server.
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If @protocol is 'spice' and Spice is not active,
 #       DeviceNotFound
@@ -191,8 +185,6 @@
 #
 # @format: image format for screendump.  (default: ppm) (Since 7.1)
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success
-#
 # Since: 0.14
 #
 # Example:
@@ -1040,9 +1032,6 @@
 # @hold-time: time to delay key up events, milliseconds.  Defaults to
 #     100
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - If key is unknown or redundant, GenericError
 #
@@ -1265,8 +1254,6 @@
 #
 # @events: List of InputEvent union.
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success.
-#
 # Since: 2.6
 #
 # Note: The consoles are visible in the qom tree, under
@@ -1611,8 +1598,6 @@
 #
 # Reload display configuration.
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success.
-#
 # Since: 6.0
 #
 # Example:
@@ -1670,8 +1655,6 @@
 #
 # Update display configuration.
 #
-# Returns: Nothing on success.
-#
 # Since: 7.1
 #
 # Example:
diff --git a/qapi/yank.json b/qapi/yank.json
index a457284b45..fffb39a397 100644
--- a/qapi/yank.json
+++ b/qapi/yank.json
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@
 #
 # @instances: the instances to be yanked
 #
-# Returns:
-#     - Nothing on success
-#
 # Errors:
 #     - @DeviceNotFound error, if any of the YankInstances doesn't exist
 #
