diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/devel-algos.rst b/Documentation/crypto/devel-algos.rst
index fb6b7979a1de..f225a953ab4b 100644
--- a/Documentation/crypto/devel-algos.rst
+++ b/Documentation/crypto/devel-algos.rst
@@ -31,28 +31,18 @@ The counterparts to those functions are listed below.
 
 ::
 
-       int crypto_unregister_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg);
-       int crypto_unregister_algs(struct crypto_alg *algs, int count);
+       void crypto_unregister_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg);
+       void crypto_unregister_algs(struct crypto_alg *algs, int count);
 
 
-Notice that both registration and unregistration functions do return a
-value, so make sure to handle errors. A return code of zero implies
-success. Any return code < 0 implies an error.
+The registration functions return 0 on success, or a negative errno
+value on failure.  crypto_register_algs() succeeds only if it
+successfully registered all the given algorithms; if it fails partway
+through, then any changes are rolled back.
 
-The bulk registration/unregistration functions register/unregister each
-transformation in the given array of length count. They handle errors as
-follows:
-
--  crypto_register_algs() succeeds if and only if it successfully
-   registers all the given transformations. If an error occurs partway
-   through, then it rolls back successful registrations before returning
-   the error code. Note that if a driver needs to handle registration
-   errors for individual transformations, then it will need to use the
-   non-bulk function crypto_register_alg() instead.
-
--  crypto_unregister_algs() tries to unregister all the given
-   transformations, continuing on error. It logs errors and always
-   returns zero.
+The unregistration functions always succeed, so they don't have a
+return value.  Don't try to unregister algorithms that aren't
+currently registered.
 
 Single-Block Symmetric Ciphers [CIPHER]
 ---------------------------------------
@@ -169,10 +159,10 @@ are as follows:
 
 ::
 
-       int crypto_unregister_ahash(struct ahash_alg *alg);
+       void crypto_unregister_ahash(struct ahash_alg *alg);
 
-       int crypto_unregister_shash(struct shash_alg *alg);
-       int crypto_unregister_shashes(struct shash_alg *algs, int count);
+       void crypto_unregister_shash(struct shash_alg *alg);
+       void crypto_unregister_shashes(struct shash_alg *algs, int count);
 
 
 Cipher Definition With struct shash_alg and ahash_alg
diff --git a/crypto/acompress.c b/crypto/acompress.c
index abadcb035a41..84a76723e851 100644
--- a/crypto/acompress.c
+++ b/crypto/acompress.c
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ int crypto_register_acomp(struct acomp_alg *alg)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_register_acomp);
 
-int crypto_unregister_acomp(struct acomp_alg *alg)
+void crypto_unregister_acomp(struct acomp_alg *alg)
 {
-	return crypto_unregister_alg(&alg->base);
+	crypto_unregister_alg(&alg->base);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_unregister_acomp);
 
diff --git a/crypto/ahash.c b/crypto/ahash.c
index 3815b363a693..181bd851b429 100644
--- a/crypto/ahash.c
+++ b/crypto/ahash.c
@@ -598,9 +598,9 @@ int crypto_register_ahash(struct ahash_alg *alg)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_register_ahash);
 
-int crypto_unregister_ahash(struct ahash_alg *alg)
+void crypto_unregister_ahash(struct ahash_alg *alg)
 {
-	return crypto_unregister_alg(&alg->halg.base);
+	crypto_unregister_alg(&alg->halg.base);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_unregister_ahash);
 
diff --git a/crypto/algapi.c b/crypto/algapi.c
index 9589b3f0041b..fe57b4f696ac 100644
--- a/crypto/algapi.c
+++ b/crypto/algapi.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static int crypto_remove_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg, struct list_head *list)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int crypto_unregister_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg)
+void crypto_unregister_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg)
 {
 	int ret;
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
@@ -451,15 +451,14 @@ int crypto_unregister_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg)
 	ret = crypto_remove_alg(alg, &list);
 	up_write(&crypto_alg_sem);
 
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (WARN(ret, "Algorithm %s is not registered", alg->cra_driver_name))
+		return;
 
 	BUG_ON(refcount_read(&alg->cra_refcnt) != 1);
 	if (alg->cra_destroy)
 		alg->cra_destroy(alg);
 
 	crypto_remove_final(&list);
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_unregister_alg);
 
@@ -483,18 +482,12 @@ err:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_register_algs);
 
-int crypto_unregister_algs(struct crypto_alg *algs, int count)
+void crypto_unregister_algs(struct crypto_alg *algs, int count)
 {
-	int i, ret;
+	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		ret = crypto_unregister_alg(&algs[i]);
-		if (ret)
-			pr_err("Failed to unregister %s %s: %d\n",
-			       algs[i].cra_driver_name, algs[i].cra_name, ret);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+		crypto_unregister_alg(&algs[i]);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_unregister_algs);
 
@@ -639,7 +632,7 @@ err:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_register_instance);
 
-int crypto_unregister_instance(struct crypto_instance *inst)
+void crypto_unregister_instance(struct crypto_instance *inst)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 
@@ -651,8 +644,6 @@ int crypto_unregister_instance(struct crypto_instance *inst)
 	up_write(&crypto_alg_sem);
 
 	crypto_remove_final(&list);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_unregister_instance);
 
diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user_base.c b/crypto/crypto_user_base.c
index b785c476de67..3fa20f12989f 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_user_base.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_user_base.c
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ static int crypto_del_alg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	if (refcount_read(&alg->cra_refcnt) > 2)
 		goto drop_alg;
 
-	err = crypto_unregister_instance((struct crypto_instance *)alg);
+	crypto_unregister_instance((struct crypto_instance *)alg);
+	err = 0;
 
 drop_alg:
 	crypto_mod_put(alg);
diff --git a/crypto/scompress.c b/crypto/scompress.c
index 4d50750d01c6..738f4f8f0f41 100644
--- a/crypto/scompress.c
+++ b/crypto/scompress.c
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ int crypto_register_scomp(struct scomp_alg *alg)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_register_scomp);
 
-int crypto_unregister_scomp(struct scomp_alg *alg)
+void crypto_unregister_scomp(struct scomp_alg *alg)
 {
-	return crypto_unregister_alg(&alg->base);
+	crypto_unregister_alg(&alg->base);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_unregister_scomp);
 
diff --git a/crypto/shash.c b/crypto/shash.c
index 8042bb0df9c0..7243f60dab87 100644
--- a/crypto/shash.c
+++ b/crypto/shash.c
@@ -520,9 +520,9 @@ int crypto_register_shash(struct shash_alg *alg)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_register_shash);
 
-int crypto_unregister_shash(struct shash_alg *alg)
+void crypto_unregister_shash(struct shash_alg *alg)
 {
-	return crypto_unregister_alg(&alg->base);
+	crypto_unregister_alg(&alg->base);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_unregister_shash);
 
@@ -546,19 +546,12 @@ err:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_register_shashes);
 
-int crypto_unregister_shashes(struct shash_alg *algs, int count)
+void crypto_unregister_shashes(struct shash_alg *algs, int count)
 {
-	int i, ret;
+	int i;
 
-	for (i = count - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-		ret = crypto_unregister_shash(&algs[i]);
-		if (ret)
-			pr_err("Failed to unregister %s %s: %d\n",
-			       algs[i].base.cra_driver_name,
-			       algs[i].base.cra_name, ret);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	for (i = count - 1; i >= 0; --i)
+		crypto_unregister_shash(&algs[i]);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_unregister_shashes);
 
diff --git a/include/crypto/algapi.h b/include/crypto/algapi.h
index 771a295ac755..25661b4650ec 100644
--- a/include/crypto/algapi.h
+++ b/include/crypto/algapi.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct crypto_template *crypto_lookup_template(const char *name);
 
 int crypto_register_instance(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 			     struct crypto_instance *inst);
-int crypto_unregister_instance(struct crypto_instance *inst);
+void crypto_unregister_instance(struct crypto_instance *inst);
 
 int crypto_init_spawn(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, struct crypto_alg *alg,
 		      struct crypto_instance *inst, u32 mask);
diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/acompress.h b/include/crypto/internal/acompress.h
index 9de57367afbb..cf478681b53e 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/acompress.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/acompress.h
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ int crypto_register_acomp(struct acomp_alg *alg);
  * compression algorithm
  *
  * @alg:	algorithm definition
- *
- * Return:	zero on success; error code in case of error
  */
-int crypto_unregister_acomp(struct acomp_alg *alg);
+void crypto_unregister_acomp(struct acomp_alg *alg);
 
 int crypto_register_acomps(struct acomp_alg *algs, int count);
 void crypto_unregister_acomps(struct acomp_alg *algs, int count);
diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/hash.h b/include/crypto/internal/hash.h
index cf8d7f99c93d..d4b1be519590 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/hash.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/hash.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static inline int crypto_ahash_walk_last(struct crypto_hash_walk *walk)
 }
 
 int crypto_register_ahash(struct ahash_alg *alg);
-int crypto_unregister_ahash(struct ahash_alg *alg);
+void crypto_unregister_ahash(struct ahash_alg *alg);
 int crypto_register_ahashes(struct ahash_alg *algs, int count);
 void crypto_unregister_ahashes(struct ahash_alg *algs, int count);
 int ahash_register_instance(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ static inline void crypto_drop_ahash(struct crypto_ahash_spawn *spawn)
 struct hash_alg_common *ahash_attr_alg(struct rtattr *rta, u32 type, u32 mask);
 
 int crypto_register_shash(struct shash_alg *alg);
-int crypto_unregister_shash(struct shash_alg *alg);
+void crypto_unregister_shash(struct shash_alg *alg);
 int crypto_register_shashes(struct shash_alg *algs, int count);
-int crypto_unregister_shashes(struct shash_alg *algs, int count);
+void crypto_unregister_shashes(struct shash_alg *algs, int count);
 int shash_register_instance(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 			    struct shash_instance *inst);
 void shash_free_instance(struct crypto_instance *inst);
diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/scompress.h b/include/crypto/internal/scompress.h
index 6727ef0fc4d1..f834274c2493 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/scompress.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/scompress.h
@@ -112,10 +112,8 @@ int crypto_register_scomp(struct scomp_alg *alg);
  * compression algorithm
  *
  * @alg:	algorithm definition
- *
- * Return: zero on success; error code in case of error
  */
-int crypto_unregister_scomp(struct scomp_alg *alg);
+void crypto_unregister_scomp(struct scomp_alg *alg);
 
 int crypto_register_scomps(struct scomp_alg *algs, int count);
 void crypto_unregister_scomps(struct scomp_alg *algs, int count);
diff --git a/include/linux/crypto.h b/include/linux/crypto.h
index c23f1eed7970..a905e524e332 100644
--- a/include/linux/crypto.h
+++ b/include/linux/crypto.h
@@ -584,9 +584,9 @@ static inline void crypto_init_wait(struct crypto_wait *wait)
  * Algorithm registration interface.
  */
 int crypto_register_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg);
-int crypto_unregister_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg);
+void crypto_unregister_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg);
 int crypto_register_algs(struct crypto_alg *algs, int count);
-int crypto_unregister_algs(struct crypto_alg *algs, int count);
+void crypto_unregister_algs(struct crypto_alg *algs, int count);
 
 /*
  * Algorithm query interface.