diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index ec13211705..2c5cc4253f 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -3027,13 +3027,7 @@ configure_catz_zone(dns_view_t *view, dns_view_t *pview,
 		 * We have to walk through all the member zones and attach
 		 * them to current view
 		 */
-		result = dns_catz_get_iterator(zone, &it);
-		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-			cfg_obj_log(catz_obj, named_g_lctx,
-				    DNS_CATZ_ERROR_LEVEL,
-				    "catz: unable to create iterator");
-			goto cleanup;
-		}
+		dns_catz_get_iterator(zone, &it);
 
 		for (result = isc_ht_iter_first(it); result == ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 		     result = isc_ht_iter_next(it))
diff --git a/lib/dns/catz.c b/lib/dns/catz.c
index 7a906e12cb..393d8454a5 100644
--- a/lib/dns/catz.c
+++ b/lib/dns/catz.c
@@ -2025,10 +2025,9 @@ dns_catz_postreconfig(dns_catz_zones_t *catzs) {
 	isc_ht_iter_destroy(&iter);
 }
 
-isc_result_t
+void
 dns_catz_get_iterator(dns_catz_zone_t *catz, isc_ht_iter_t **itp) {
 	REQUIRE(DNS_CATZ_ZONE_VALID(catz));
-	isc_ht_iter_create(catz->entries, itp);
 
-	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+	isc_ht_iter_create(catz->entries, itp);
 }
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/catz.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/catz.h
index 960520080b..78bdbde7a5 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/catz.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/catz.h
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ dns_catz_postreconfig(dns_catz_zones_t *catzs);
  * \li	'catzs' is a valid dns_catz_zones_t.
  */
 
-isc_result_t
+void
 dns_catz_get_iterator(dns_catz_zone_t *catz, isc_ht_iter_t **itp);
 /*%<
  * Get the hashtable iterator on catalog zone members, point '*itp' to it.
@@ -465,9 +465,6 @@ dns_catz_get_iterator(dns_catz_zone_t *catz, isc_ht_iter_t **itp);
  * \li	'catzs' is a valid dns_catz_zones_t.
  * \li	'itp' is not NULL and '*itp' is NULL.
  *
- * Returns:
- * \li #ISC_R_SUCCESS		-- success
- * \li Any other value		-- failure
  */
 
 ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS