diff --git a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-signzone.c b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-signzone.c
index 2337ec99b3..e8ae4d0dea 100644
--- a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-signzone.c
+++ b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-signzone.c
@@ -3806,11 +3806,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	 * of keys rather early.
 	 */
 	ISC_LIST_INIT(keylist);
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&keylist_lock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		fatal("could not initialize keylist_lock: %s",
-		      isc_result_totext(result));
-	}
+	isc_rwlock_init(&keylist_lock, 0, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Fill keylist with:
diff --git a/lib/dns/db.c b/lib/dns/db.c
index fa605097da..ec537486cb 100644
--- a/lib/dns/db.c
+++ b/lib/dns/db.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static dns_dbimplementation_t rbtimp;
 
 static void
 initialize(void) {
-	RUNTIME_CHECK(isc_rwlock_init(&implock, 0, 0) == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+	isc_rwlock_init(&implock, 0, 0);
 
 	rbtimp.name = "rbt";
 	rbtimp.create = dns_rbtdb_create;
diff --git a/lib/dns/dlz.c b/lib/dns/dlz.c
index 76e4c88506..760a7d5727 100644
--- a/lib/dns/dlz.c
+++ b/lib/dns/dlz.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static isc_once_t once = ISC_ONCE_INIT;
 
 static void
 dlz_initialize(void) {
-	RUNTIME_CHECK(isc_rwlock_init(&dlz_implock, 0, 0) == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+	isc_rwlock_init(&dlz_implock, 0, 0);
 	ISC_LIST_INIT(dlz_implementations);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/forward.c b/lib/dns/forward.c
index f0443b9cc8..b8602324f0 100644
--- a/lib/dns/forward.c
+++ b/lib/dns/forward.c
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ dns_fwdtable_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_fwdtable_t **fwdtablep) {
 		goto cleanup_fwdtable;
 	}
 
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&fwdtable->rwlock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto cleanup_rbt;
-	}
-
+	isc_rwlock_init(&fwdtable->rwlock, 0, 0);
 	fwdtable->mctx = NULL;
 	isc_mem_attach(mctx, &fwdtable->mctx);
 	fwdtable->magic = FWDTABLEMAGIC;
@@ -63,9 +59,6 @@ dns_fwdtable_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_fwdtable_t **fwdtablep) {
 
 	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 
-cleanup_rbt:
-	dns_rbt_destroy(&fwdtable->table);
-
 cleanup_fwdtable:
 	isc_mem_put(mctx, fwdtable, sizeof(dns_fwdtable_t));
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/keytable.c b/lib/dns/keytable.c
index 3514026377..ea84269d57 100644
--- a/lib/dns/keytable.c
+++ b/lib/dns/keytable.c
@@ -156,11 +156,7 @@ dns_keytable_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_keytable_t **keytablep) {
 		goto cleanup_keytable;
 	}
 
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&keytable->rwlock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto cleanup_rbt;
-	}
-
+	isc_rwlock_init(&keytable->rwlock, 0, 0);
 	isc_refcount_init(&keytable->references, 1);
 
 	keytable->mctx = NULL;
@@ -170,9 +166,6 @@ dns_keytable_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_keytable_t **keytablep) {
 
 	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 
-cleanup_rbt:
-	dns_rbt_destroy(&keytable->table);
-
 cleanup_keytable:
 	isc_mem_putanddetach(&mctx, keytable, sizeof(*keytable));
 
@@ -338,7 +331,6 @@ static dns_keynode_t *
 new_keynode(dns_rdata_ds_t *ds, dns_keytable_t *keytable, bool managed,
 	    bool initial) {
 	dns_keynode_t *knode = NULL;
-	isc_result_t result;
 
 	REQUIRE(VALID_KEYTABLE(keytable));
 	REQUIRE(!initial || managed);
@@ -348,8 +340,7 @@ new_keynode(dns_rdata_ds_t *ds, dns_keytable_t *keytable, bool managed,
 
 	dns_rdataset_init(&knode->dsset);
 	isc_refcount_init(&knode->refcount, 1);
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&knode->rwlock, 0, 0);
-	RUNTIME_CHECK(result == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+	isc_rwlock_init(&knode->rwlock, 0, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * If a DS was supplied, initialize an rdatalist.
diff --git a/lib/dns/nta.c b/lib/dns/nta.c
index e78440ab54..bd0cbd093e 100644
--- a/lib/dns/nta.c
+++ b/lib/dns/nta.c
@@ -123,10 +123,7 @@ dns_ntatable_create(dns_view_t *view, isc_taskmgr_t *taskmgr,
 		goto cleanup_task;
 	}
 
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&ntatable->rwlock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto cleanup_rbt;
-	}
+	isc_rwlock_init(&ntatable->rwlock, 0, 0);
 
 	ntatable->shuttingdown = false;
 	ntatable->timermgr = timermgr;
@@ -140,9 +137,6 @@ dns_ntatable_create(dns_view_t *view, isc_taskmgr_t *taskmgr,
 
 	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 
-cleanup_rbt:
-	dns_rbt_destroy(&ntatable->table);
-
 cleanup_task:
 	isc_task_detach(&ntatable->task);
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/rbtdb.c b/lib/dns/rbtdb.c
index 26fab2df04..98273507f5 100644
--- a/lib/dns/rbtdb.c
+++ b/lib/dns/rbtdb.c
@@ -1319,7 +1319,6 @@ currentversion(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbversion_t **versionp) {
 static inline rbtdb_version_t *
 allocate_version(isc_mem_t *mctx, rbtdb_serial_t serial,
 		 unsigned int references, bool writer) {
-	isc_result_t result;
 	rbtdb_version_t *version;
 	size_t size;
 
@@ -1327,13 +1326,7 @@ allocate_version(isc_mem_t *mctx, rbtdb_serial_t serial,
 	version->serial = serial;
 
 	isc_refcount_init(&version->references, references);
-
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&version->glue_rwlock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		isc_refcount_destroy(&version->references);
-		isc_mem_put(mctx, version, sizeof(*version));
-		return (NULL);
-	}
+	isc_rwlock_init(&version->glue_rwlock, 0, 0);
 
 	version->glue_table_bits = RBTDB_GLUE_TABLE_INIT_BITS;
 	version->glue_table_nodecount = 0U;
@@ -1354,7 +1347,7 @@ allocate_version(isc_mem_t *mctx, rbtdb_serial_t serial,
 
 static isc_result_t
 newversion(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbversion_t **versionp) {
-	isc_result_t result;
+	isc_result_t result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 	dns_rbtdb_t *rbtdb = (dns_rbtdb_t *)db;
 	rbtdb_version_t *version;
 
@@ -1366,48 +1359,31 @@ newversion(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbversion_t **versionp) {
 	RUNTIME_CHECK(rbtdb->next_serial != 0); /* XXX Error? */
 	version = allocate_version(rbtdb->common.mctx, rbtdb->next_serial, 1,
 				   true);
-	if (version != NULL) {
-		version->rbtdb = rbtdb;
-		version->commit_ok = true;
-		version->secure = rbtdb->current_version->secure;
-		version->havensec3 = rbtdb->current_version->havensec3;
-		if (version->havensec3) {
-			version->flags = rbtdb->current_version->flags;
-			version->iterations =
-				rbtdb->current_version->iterations;
-			version->hash = rbtdb->current_version->hash;
-			version->salt_length =
-				rbtdb->current_version->salt_length;
-			memmove(version->salt, rbtdb->current_version->salt,
-				version->salt_length);
-		} else {
-			version->flags = 0;
-			version->iterations = 0;
-			version->hash = 0;
-			version->salt_length = 0;
-			memset(version->salt, 0, sizeof(version->salt));
-		}
-		result = isc_rwlock_init(&version->rwlock, 0, 0);
-		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-			free_gluetable(version);
-			isc_rwlock_destroy(&version->glue_rwlock);
-			isc_refcount_destroy(&version->references);
-			isc_mem_put(rbtdb->common.mctx, version,
-				    sizeof(*version));
-			version = NULL;
-		} else {
-			RWLOCK(&rbtdb->current_version->rwlock,
-			       isc_rwlocktype_read);
-			version->records = rbtdb->current_version->records;
-			version->xfrsize = rbtdb->current_version->xfrsize;
-			RWUNLOCK(&rbtdb->current_version->rwlock,
-				 isc_rwlocktype_read);
-			rbtdb->next_serial++;
-			rbtdb->future_version = version;
-		}
+	version->rbtdb = rbtdb;
+	version->commit_ok = true;
+	version->secure = rbtdb->current_version->secure;
+	version->havensec3 = rbtdb->current_version->havensec3;
+	if (version->havensec3) {
+		version->flags = rbtdb->current_version->flags;
+		version->iterations = rbtdb->current_version->iterations;
+		version->hash = rbtdb->current_version->hash;
+		version->salt_length = rbtdb->current_version->salt_length;
+		memmove(version->salt, rbtdb->current_version->salt,
+			version->salt_length);
 	} else {
-		result = ISC_R_NOMEMORY;
+		version->flags = 0;
+		version->iterations = 0;
+		version->hash = 0;
+		version->salt_length = 0;
+		memset(version->salt, 0, sizeof(version->salt));
 	}
+	isc_rwlock_init(&version->rwlock, 0, 0);
+	RWLOCK(&rbtdb->current_version->rwlock, isc_rwlocktype_read);
+	version->records = rbtdb->current_version->records;
+	version->xfrsize = rbtdb->current_version->xfrsize;
+	RWUNLOCK(&rbtdb->current_version->rwlock, isc_rwlocktype_read);
+	rbtdb->next_serial++;
+	rbtdb->future_version = version;
 	RBTDB_UNLOCK(&rbtdb->lock, isc_rwlocktype_write);
 
 	if (version == NULL) {
@@ -8598,15 +8574,9 @@ dns_rbtdb_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, const dns_name_t *origin, dns_dbtype_t type,
 
 	ISC_LIST_INIT(rbtdb->common.update_listeners);
 
-	result = RBTDB_INITLOCK(&rbtdb->lock);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto cleanup_rbtdb;
-	}
+	RBTDB_INITLOCK(&rbtdb->lock);
 
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&rbtdb->tree_lock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto cleanup_lock;
-	}
+	isc_rwlock_init(&rbtdb->tree_lock, 0, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialize node_lock_count in a generic way to support future
@@ -8676,18 +8646,8 @@ dns_rbtdb_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, const dns_name_t *origin, dns_dbtype_t type,
 	rbtdb->active = rbtdb->node_lock_count;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < (int)(rbtdb->node_lock_count); i++) {
-		result = NODE_INITLOCK(&rbtdb->node_locks[i].lock);
-		if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-			isc_refcount_init(&rbtdb->node_locks[i].references, 0);
-		}
-		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-			while (i-- > 0) {
-				NODE_DESTROYLOCK(&rbtdb->node_locks[i].lock);
-				isc_refcount_destroy(
-					&rbtdb->node_locks[i].references);
-			}
-			goto cleanup_deadnodes;
-		}
+		NODE_INITLOCK(&rbtdb->node_locks[i].lock);
+		isc_refcount_init(&rbtdb->node_locks[i].references, 0);
 		rbtdb->node_locks[i].exiting = false;
 	}
 
@@ -8799,11 +8759,6 @@ dns_rbtdb_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, const dns_name_t *origin, dns_dbtype_t type,
 	rbtdb->least_serial = 1;
 	rbtdb->next_serial = 2;
 	rbtdb->current_version = allocate_version(mctx, 1, 1, false);
-	if (rbtdb->current_version == NULL) {
-		isc_refcount_decrementz(&rbtdb->references);
-		free_rbtdb(rbtdb, false, NULL);
-		return (ISC_R_NOMEMORY);
-	}
 	rbtdb->current_version->rbtdb = rbtdb;
 	rbtdb->current_version->secure = dns_db_insecure;
 	rbtdb->current_version->havensec3 = false;
@@ -8813,19 +8768,7 @@ dns_rbtdb_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, const dns_name_t *origin, dns_dbtype_t type,
 	rbtdb->current_version->salt_length = 0;
 	memset(rbtdb->current_version->salt, 0,
 	       sizeof(rbtdb->current_version->salt));
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&rbtdb->current_version->rwlock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		free_gluetable(rbtdb->current_version);
-		isc_rwlock_destroy(&rbtdb->current_version->glue_rwlock);
-		isc_refcount_destroy(&rbtdb->current_version->references);
-		isc_mem_put(mctx, rbtdb->current_version,
-			    sizeof(*rbtdb->current_version));
-		rbtdb->current_version = NULL;
-		isc_refcount_decrementz(&rbtdb->references);
-		free_rbtdb(rbtdb, false, NULL);
-		return (result);
-	}
-
+	isc_rwlock_init(&rbtdb->current_version->rwlock, 0, 0);
 	rbtdb->current_version->records = 0;
 	rbtdb->current_version->xfrsize = 0;
 	rbtdb->future_version = NULL;
@@ -8843,10 +8786,6 @@ dns_rbtdb_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, const dns_name_t *origin, dns_dbtype_t type,
 
 	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 
-cleanup_deadnodes:
-	isc_mem_put(mctx, rbtdb->deadnodes,
-		    rbtdb->node_lock_count * sizeof(rbtnodelist_t));
-
 cleanup_heaps:
 	if (rbtdb->heaps != NULL) {
 		for (i = 0; i < (int)rbtdb->node_lock_count; i++) {
@@ -8873,11 +8812,7 @@ cleanup_node_locks:
 
 cleanup_tree_lock:
 	isc_rwlock_destroy(&rbtdb->tree_lock);
-
-cleanup_lock:
 	RBTDB_DESTROYLOCK(&rbtdb->lock);
-
-cleanup_rbtdb:
 	isc_mem_put(mctx, rbtdb, sizeof(*rbtdb));
 	return (result);
 }
diff --git a/lib/dns/resolver.c b/lib/dns/resolver.c
index 066db581ea..bae5a2bd0a 100644
--- a/lib/dns/resolver.c
+++ b/lib/dns/resolver.c
@@ -10473,23 +10473,10 @@ dns_resolver_create(dns_view_t *view, isc_taskmgr_t *taskmgr,
 	}
 
 #if USE_ALGLOCK
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&res->alglock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto cleanup_spillattimer;
-	}
+	isc_rwlock_init(&res->alglock, 0, 0);
 #endif /* if USE_ALGLOCK */
 #if USE_MBSLOCK
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&res->mbslock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
-#if USE_ALGLOCK
-	{
-		goto cleanup_alglock;
-	}
-#else  /* if USE_ALGLOCK */
-	{
-		goto cleanup_spillattimer;
-	}
-#endif /* if USE_ALGLOCK */
+	isc_rwlock_init(&res->mbslock, 0, 0);
 #endif /* if USE_MBSLOCK */
 
 	res->magic = RES_MAGIC;
@@ -10498,16 +10485,6 @@ dns_resolver_create(dns_view_t *view, isc_taskmgr_t *taskmgr,
 
 	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 
-#if USE_ALGLOCK && USE_MBSLOCK
-cleanup_alglock:
-	isc_rwlock_destroy(&res->alglock);
-#endif /* if USE_ALGLOCK && USE_MBSLOCK */
-
-#if USE_ALGLOCK || USE_MBSLOCK
-cleanup_spillattimer:
-	isc_timer_detach(&res->spillattimer);
-#endif /* if USE_ALGLOCK || USE_MBSLOCK */
-
 cleanup_primelock:
 	isc_mutex_destroy(&res->primelock);
 	isc_mutex_destroy(&res->lock);
diff --git a/lib/dns/rpz.c b/lib/dns/rpz.c
index 6c02fe5a8d..d3baa71c0d 100644
--- a/lib/dns/rpz.c
+++ b/lib/dns/rpz.c
@@ -1452,18 +1452,14 @@ dns_rpz_new_zones(dns_rpz_zones_t **rpzsp, char *rps_cstr, size_t rps_cstr_size,
 		  isc_mem_t *mctx, isc_taskmgr_t *taskmgr,
 		  isc_timermgr_t *timermgr) {
 	dns_rpz_zones_t *zones;
-	isc_result_t result;
+	isc_result_t result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 
 	REQUIRE(rpzsp != NULL && *rpzsp == NULL);
 
 	zones = isc_mem_get(mctx, sizeof(*zones));
 	memset(zones, 0, sizeof(*zones));
 
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&zones->search_lock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto cleanup_rwlock;
-	}
-
+	isc_rwlock_init(&zones->search_lock, 0, 0);
 	isc_mutex_init(&zones->maint_lock);
 	isc_refcount_init(&zones->refs, 1);
 	isc_refcount_init(&zones->irefs, 1);
@@ -1506,12 +1502,8 @@ cleanup_rbt:
 	isc_refcount_destroy(&zones->irefs);
 	isc_refcount_decrementz(&zones->refs);
 	isc_refcount_destroy(&zones->refs);
-
 	isc_mutex_destroy(&zones->maint_lock);
-
 	isc_rwlock_destroy(&zones->search_lock);
-
-cleanup_rwlock:
 	isc_mem_put(mctx, zones, sizeof(*zones));
 
 	return (result);
diff --git a/lib/dns/tsig.c b/lib/dns/tsig.c
index 74422d3324..2e858f6329 100644
--- a/lib/dns/tsig.c
+++ b/lib/dns/tsig.c
@@ -1830,12 +1830,7 @@ dns_tsigkeyring_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_tsig_keyring_t **ringp) {
 
 	ring = isc_mem_get(mctx, sizeof(dns_tsig_keyring_t));
 
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&ring->lock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		isc_mem_put(mctx, ring, sizeof(dns_tsig_keyring_t));
-		return (result);
-	}
-
+	isc_rwlock_init(&ring->lock, 0, 0);
 	ring->keys = NULL;
 	result = dns_rbt_create(mctx, free_tsignode, NULL, &ring->keys);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index 4197a7efd9..b0120ec4e3 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -989,14 +989,8 @@ dns_zone_create(dns_zone_t **zonep, isc_mem_t *mctx) {
 
 	zone->mctx = NULL;
 	isc_mem_attach(mctx, &zone->mctx);
-
 	isc_mutex_init(&zone->lock);
-
-	result = ZONEDB_INITLOCK(&zone->dblock);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto free_mutex;
-	}
-
+	ZONEDB_INITLOCK(&zone->dblock);
 	/* XXX MPA check that all elements are initialised */
 #ifdef DNS_ZONE_CHECKLOCK
 	zone->locked = false;
@@ -1176,12 +1170,8 @@ free_refs:
 	isc_refcount_decrement0(&zone->erefs);
 	isc_refcount_destroy(&zone->erefs);
 	isc_refcount_destroy(&zone->irefs);
-
 	ZONEDB_DESTROYLOCK(&zone->dblock);
-
-free_mutex:
 	isc_mutex_destroy(&zone->lock);
-
 	isc_mem_putanddetach(&zone->mctx, zone, sizeof(*zone));
 	return (result);
 }
@@ -18067,19 +18057,13 @@ dns_zonemgr_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, isc_taskmgr_t *taskmgr,
 	ISC_LIST_INIT(zmgr->waiting_for_xfrin);
 	ISC_LIST_INIT(zmgr->xfrin_in_progress);
 	memset(zmgr->unreachable, 0, sizeof(zmgr->unreachable));
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&zmgr->rwlock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto free_mem;
-	}
+	isc_rwlock_init(&zmgr->rwlock, 0, 0);
 
 	zmgr->transfersin = 10;
 	zmgr->transfersperns = 2;
 
 	/* Unreachable lock. */
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&zmgr->urlock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto free_rwlock;
-	}
+	isc_rwlock_init(&zmgr->urlock, 0, 0);
 
 	/* Create a single task for queueing of SOA queries. */
 	result = isc_task_create(taskmgr, 1, &zmgr->task);
@@ -18146,9 +18130,7 @@ free_task:
 	isc_task_detach(&zmgr->task);
 free_urlock:
 	isc_rwlock_destroy(&zmgr->urlock);
-free_rwlock:
 	isc_rwlock_destroy(&zmgr->rwlock);
-free_mem:
 	isc_mem_put(zmgr->mctx, zmgr, sizeof(*zmgr));
 	isc_mem_detach(&mctx);
 	return (result);
diff --git a/lib/dns/zt.c b/lib/dns/zt.c
index 4eae33ce28..cfe7d31e45 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zt.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zt.c
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ dns_zt_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_rdataclass_t rdclass, dns_zt_t **ztp) {
 		goto cleanup_zt;
 	}
 
-	result = isc_rwlock_init(&zt->rwlock, 0, 0);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		goto cleanup_rbt;
-	}
-
+	isc_rwlock_init(&zt->rwlock, 0, 0);
 	zt->mctx = NULL;
 	isc_mem_attach(mctx, &zt->mctx);
 	isc_refcount_init(&zt->references, 1);
@@ -107,9 +103,6 @@ dns_zt_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_rdataclass_t rdclass, dns_zt_t **ztp) {
 
 	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 
-cleanup_rbt:
-	dns_rbt_destroy(&zt->table);
-
 cleanup_zt:
 	isc_mem_put(mctx, zt, sizeof(*zt));
 
diff --git a/lib/isc/include/isc/rwlock.h b/lib/isc/include/isc/rwlock.h
index 2347c7b0f6..cbcb2dfb46 100644
--- a/lib/isc/include/isc/rwlock.h
+++ b/lib/isc/include/isc/rwlock.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct isc_rwlock {
 
 #endif /* USE_PTHREAD_RWLOCK */
 
-isc_result_t
+void
 isc_rwlock_init(isc_rwlock_t *rwl, unsigned int read_quota,
 		unsigned int write_quota);
 
diff --git a/lib/isc/rwlock.c b/lib/isc/rwlock.c
index e75f63e012..f21b4d0526 100644
--- a/lib/isc/rwlock.c
+++ b/lib/isc/rwlock.c
@@ -31,14 +31,13 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-isc_result_t
+void
 isc_rwlock_init(isc_rwlock_t *rwl, unsigned int read_quota,
 		unsigned int write_quota) {
 	UNUSED(read_quota);
 	UNUSED(write_quota);
 	REQUIRE(pthread_rwlock_init(&rwl->rwlock, NULL) == 0);
 	atomic_init(&rwl->downgrade, false);
-	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 isc_result_t
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ print_lock(const char *operation, isc_rwlock_t *rwl, isc_rwlocktype_t type) {
 }
 #endif			/* ISC_RWLOCK_TRACE */
 
-isc_result_t
+void
 isc_rwlock_init(isc_rwlock_t *rwl, unsigned int read_quota,
 		unsigned int write_quota) {
 	REQUIRE(rwl != NULL);
@@ -221,8 +220,6 @@ isc_rwlock_init(isc_rwlock_t *rwl, unsigned int read_quota,
 	isc_condition_init(&rwl->writeable);
 
 	rwl->magic = RWLOCK_MAGIC;
-
-	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 void