diff --git a/fs/btrfs/free-space-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/free-space-tree.c
index fc0bd8406758..c7397b055119 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/free-space-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/free-space-tree.c
@@ -1188,11 +1188,7 @@ int btrfs_create_free_space_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	btrfs_set_fs_compat_ro(fs_info, FREE_SPACE_TREE_VALID);
 	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_CREATING_FREE_SPACE_TREE, &fs_info->flags);
 
-	ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return 0;
+	return btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
 
 abort:
 	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_CREATING_FREE_SPACE_TREE, &fs_info->flags);
@@ -1277,11 +1273,7 @@ int btrfs_clear_free_space_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	free_extent_buffer(free_space_root->commit_root);
 	kfree(free_space_root);
 
-	ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return 0;
+	return btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
 
 abort:
 	btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);