diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c b/drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c
index d2275c5a2311..cc3be259bc42 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c
@@ -230,45 +230,21 @@ void mmc_add_host_debugfs(struct mmc_host *host)
 	struct dentry *root;
 
 	root = debugfs_create_dir(mmc_hostname(host), NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(root))
-		/* Don't complain -- debugfs just isn't enabled */
-		return;
-	if (!root)
-		/* Complain -- debugfs is enabled, but it failed to
-		 * create the directory. */
-		goto err_root;
-
 	host->debugfs_root = root;
 
-	if (!debugfs_create_file("ios", S_IRUSR, root, host, &mmc_ios_fops))
-		goto err_node;
-
-	if (!debugfs_create_x32("caps", S_IRUSR, root, &host->caps))
-		goto err_node;
-
-	if (!debugfs_create_x32("caps2", S_IRUSR, root, &host->caps2))
-		goto err_node;
-
-	if (!debugfs_create_file("clock", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, root, host,
-			&mmc_clock_fops))
-		goto err_node;
+	debugfs_create_file("ios", S_IRUSR, root, host, &mmc_ios_fops);
+	debugfs_create_x32("caps", S_IRUSR, root, &host->caps);
+	debugfs_create_x32("caps2", S_IRUSR, root, &host->caps2);
+	debugfs_create_file("clock", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, root, host,
+			    &mmc_clock_fops);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAIL_MMC_REQUEST
 	if (fail_request)
 		setup_fault_attr(&fail_default_attr, fail_request);
 	host->fail_mmc_request = fail_default_attr;
-	if (IS_ERR(fault_create_debugfs_attr("fail_mmc_request",
-					     root,
-					     &host->fail_mmc_request)))
-		goto err_node;
+	fault_create_debugfs_attr("fail_mmc_request", root,
+				  &host->fail_mmc_request);
 #endif
-	return;
-
-err_node:
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(root);
-	host->debugfs_root = NULL;
-err_root:
-	dev_err(&host->class_dev, "failed to initialize debugfs\n");
 }
 
 void mmc_remove_host_debugfs(struct mmc_host *host)
@@ -285,25 +261,9 @@ void mmc_add_card_debugfs(struct mmc_card *card)
 		return;
 
 	root = debugfs_create_dir(mmc_card_id(card), host->debugfs_root);
-	if (IS_ERR(root))
-		/* Don't complain -- debugfs just isn't enabled */
-		return;
-	if (!root)
-		/* Complain -- debugfs is enabled, but it failed to
-		 * create the directory. */
-		goto err;
-
 	card->debugfs_root = root;
 
-	if (!debugfs_create_x32("state", S_IRUSR, root, &card->state))
-		goto err;
-
-	return;
-
-err:
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(root);
-	card->debugfs_root = NULL;
-	dev_err(&card->dev, "failed to initialize debugfs\n");
+	debugfs_create_x32("state", S_IRUSR, root, &card->state);
 }
 
 void mmc_remove_card_debugfs(struct mmc_card *card)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_test.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_test.c
index b27df2d2b5ae..492dd4596314 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_test.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_test.c
@@ -3167,15 +3167,7 @@ static int __mmc_test_register_dbgfs_file(struct mmc_card *card,
 	struct mmc_test_dbgfs_file *df;
 
 	if (card->debugfs_root)
-		file = debugfs_create_file(name, mode, card->debugfs_root,
-			card, fops);
-
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(file)) {
-		dev_err(&card->dev,
-			"Can't create %s. Perhaps debugfs is disabled.\n",
-			name);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
+		debugfs_create_file(name, mode, card->debugfs_root, card, fops);
 
 	df = kmalloc(sizeof(*df), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!df) {