diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 9842064de80c..e0cbe73ebf04 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -4393,12 +4393,9 @@ xfs_bmapi_write(
 			 * If this is a CoW allocation, record the data in
 			 * the refcount btree for orphan recovery.
 			 */
-			if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK) {
-				error = xfs_refcount_alloc_cow_extent(tp,
-						bma.blkno, bma.length);
-				if (error)
-					goto error0;
-			}
+			if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK)
+				xfs_refcount_alloc_cow_extent(tp, bma.blkno,
+						bma.length);
 		}
 
 		/* Deal with the allocated space we found.  */
@@ -4532,12 +4529,8 @@ xfs_bmapi_convert_delalloc(
 	*imap = bma.got;
 	*seq = READ_ONCE(ifp->if_seq);
 
-	if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK) {
-		error = xfs_refcount_alloc_cow_extent(tp, bma.blkno,
-				bma.length);
-		if (error)
-			goto out_finish;
-	}
+	if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK)
+		xfs_refcount_alloc_cow_extent(tp, bma.blkno, bma.length);
 
 	error = xfs_bmap_btree_to_extents(tp, ip, bma.cur, &bma.logflags,
 			whichfork);
@@ -5148,9 +5141,7 @@ xfs_bmap_del_extent_real(
 	 */
 	if (do_fx && !(bflags & XFS_BMAPI_REMAP)) {
 		if (xfs_is_reflink_inode(ip) && whichfork == XFS_DATA_FORK) {
-			error = xfs_refcount_decrease_extent(tp, del);
-			if (error)
-				goto done;
+			xfs_refcount_decrease_extent(tp, del);
 		} else {
 			__xfs_bmap_add_free(tp, del->br_startblock,
 					del->br_blockcount, NULL,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c
index f4e17a1f4b27..8e0a50214d94 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ xfs_refcount_finish_one(
 /*
  * Record a refcount intent for later processing.
  */
-static int
+static void
 __xfs_refcount_add(
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
 	enum xfs_refcount_intent_type	type,
@@ -1196,37 +1196,36 @@ __xfs_refcount_add(
 	ri->ri_blockcount = blockcount;
 
 	xfs_defer_add(tp, XFS_DEFER_OPS_TYPE_REFCOUNT, &ri->ri_list);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * Increase the reference count of the blocks backing a file's extent.
  */
-int
+void
 xfs_refcount_increase_extent(
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec		*PREV)
 {
 	if (!xfs_sb_version_hasreflink(&tp->t_mountp->m_sb))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	return __xfs_refcount_add(tp, XFS_REFCOUNT_INCREASE,
-			PREV->br_startblock, PREV->br_blockcount);
+	__xfs_refcount_add(tp, XFS_REFCOUNT_INCREASE, PREV->br_startblock,
+			PREV->br_blockcount);
 }
 
 /*
  * Decrease the reference count of the blocks backing a file's extent.
  */
-int
+void
 xfs_refcount_decrease_extent(
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec		*PREV)
 {
 	if (!xfs_sb_version_hasreflink(&tp->t_mountp->m_sb))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	return __xfs_refcount_add(tp, XFS_REFCOUNT_DECREASE,
-			PREV->br_startblock, PREV->br_blockcount);
+	__xfs_refcount_add(tp, XFS_REFCOUNT_DECREASE, PREV->br_startblock,
+			PREV->br_blockcount);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1541,30 +1540,26 @@ __xfs_refcount_cow_free(
 }
 
 /* Record a CoW staging extent in the refcount btree. */
-int
+void
 xfs_refcount_alloc_cow_extent(
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
 	xfs_fsblock_t			fsb,
 	xfs_extlen_t			len)
 {
 	struct xfs_mount		*mp = tp->t_mountp;
-	int				error;
 
 	if (!xfs_sb_version_hasreflink(&mp->m_sb))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	error = __xfs_refcount_add(tp, XFS_REFCOUNT_ALLOC_COW, fsb, len);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+	__xfs_refcount_add(tp, XFS_REFCOUNT_ALLOC_COW, fsb, len);
 
 	/* Add rmap entry */
 	xfs_rmap_alloc_extent(tp, XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, fsb),
 			XFS_FSB_TO_AGBNO(mp, fsb), len, XFS_RMAP_OWN_COW);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Forget a CoW staging event in the refcount btree. */
-int
+void
 xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
 	xfs_fsblock_t			fsb,
@@ -1573,12 +1568,12 @@ xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(
 	struct xfs_mount		*mp = tp->t_mountp;
 
 	if (!xfs_sb_version_hasreflink(&mp->m_sb))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	/* Remove rmap entry */
 	xfs_rmap_free_extent(tp, XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, fsb),
 			XFS_FSB_TO_AGBNO(mp, fsb), len, XFS_RMAP_OWN_COW);
-	return __xfs_refcount_add(tp, XFS_REFCOUNT_FREE_COW, fsb, len);
+	__xfs_refcount_add(tp, XFS_REFCOUNT_FREE_COW, fsb, len);
 }
 
 struct xfs_refcount_recovery {
@@ -1676,10 +1671,8 @@ xfs_refcount_recover_cow_leftovers(
 		/* Free the orphan record */
 		agbno = rr->rr_rrec.rc_startblock - XFS_REFC_COW_START;
 		fsb = XFS_AGB_TO_FSB(mp, agno, agbno);
-		error = xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(tp, fsb,
+		xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(tp, fsb,
 				rr->rr_rrec.rc_blockcount);
-		if (error)
-			goto out_trans;
 
 		/* Free the block. */
 		xfs_bmap_add_free(tp, fsb, rr->rr_rrec.rc_blockcount, NULL);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.h
index 1d9c518575e7..209795539c8d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.h
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ struct xfs_refcount_intent {
 	xfs_extlen_t				ri_blockcount;
 };
 
-extern int xfs_refcount_increase_extent(struct xfs_trans *tp,
+void xfs_refcount_increase_extent(struct xfs_trans *tp,
 		struct xfs_bmbt_irec *irec);
-extern int xfs_refcount_decrease_extent(struct xfs_trans *tp,
+void xfs_refcount_decrease_extent(struct xfs_trans *tp,
 		struct xfs_bmbt_irec *irec);
 
 extern void xfs_refcount_finish_one_cleanup(struct xfs_trans *tp,
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ extern int xfs_refcount_find_shared(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur,
 		xfs_agblock_t agbno, xfs_extlen_t aglen, xfs_agblock_t *fbno,
 		xfs_extlen_t *flen, bool find_end_of_shared);
 
-extern int xfs_refcount_alloc_cow_extent(struct xfs_trans *tp,
-		xfs_fsblock_t fsb, xfs_extlen_t len);
-extern int xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(struct xfs_trans *tp,
-		xfs_fsblock_t fsb, xfs_extlen_t len);
+void xfs_refcount_alloc_cow_extent(struct xfs_trans *tp, xfs_fsblock_t fsb,
+		xfs_extlen_t len);
+void xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(struct xfs_trans *tp, xfs_fsblock_t fsb,
+		xfs_extlen_t len);
 extern int xfs_refcount_recover_cow_leftovers(struct xfs_mount *mp,
 		xfs_agnumber_t agno);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
index d8288aa0670a..bc3db2be4194 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
@@ -555,26 +555,24 @@ xfs_cui_recover(
 			irec.br_blockcount = new_len;
 			switch (type) {
 			case XFS_REFCOUNT_INCREASE:
-				error = xfs_refcount_increase_extent(tp, &irec);
+				xfs_refcount_increase_extent(tp, &irec);
 				break;
 			case XFS_REFCOUNT_DECREASE:
-				error = xfs_refcount_decrease_extent(tp, &irec);
+				xfs_refcount_decrease_extent(tp, &irec);
 				break;
 			case XFS_REFCOUNT_ALLOC_COW:
-				error = xfs_refcount_alloc_cow_extent(tp,
+				xfs_refcount_alloc_cow_extent(tp,
 						irec.br_startblock,
 						irec.br_blockcount);
 				break;
 			case XFS_REFCOUNT_FREE_COW:
-				error = xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(tp,
+				xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(tp,
 						irec.br_startblock,
 						irec.br_blockcount);
 				break;
 			default:
 				ASSERT(0);
 			}
-			if (error)
-				goto abort_error;
 			requeue_only = true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
index edbe37b7f636..eae128ea0c12 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
@@ -495,10 +495,8 @@ xfs_reflink_cancel_cow_blocks(
 			ASSERT((*tpp)->t_firstblock == NULLFSBLOCK);
 
 			/* Free the CoW orphan record. */
-			error = xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(*tpp,
-					del.br_startblock, del.br_blockcount);
-			if (error)
-				break;
+			xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(*tpp, del.br_startblock,
+					del.br_blockcount);
 
 			xfs_bmap_add_free(*tpp, del.br_startblock,
 					  del.br_blockcount, NULL);
@@ -675,10 +673,7 @@ xfs_reflink_end_cow_extent(
 	trace_xfs_reflink_cow_remap(ip, &del);
 
 	/* Free the CoW orphan record. */
-	error = xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(tp, del.br_startblock,
-			del.br_blockcount);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_cancel;
+	xfs_refcount_free_cow_extent(tp, del.br_startblock, del.br_blockcount);
 
 	/* Map the new blocks into the data fork. */
 	error = xfs_bmap_map_extent(tp, ip, &del);
@@ -1070,9 +1065,7 @@ xfs_reflink_remap_extent(
 				uirec.br_blockcount, uirec.br_startblock);
 
 		/* Update the refcount tree */
-		error = xfs_refcount_increase_extent(tp, &uirec);
-		if (error)
-			goto out_cancel;
+		xfs_refcount_increase_extent(tp, &uirec);
 
 		/* Map the new blocks into the data fork. */
 		error = xfs_bmap_map_extent(tp, ip, &uirec);
