diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index e6695fec59af..d555ed924f37 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -3136,8 +3136,9 @@ static int ext4_zeroout_es(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_extent *ex)
 	if (ee_len == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	return ext4_es_insert_extent(inode, ee_block, ee_len, ee_pblock,
-				     EXTENT_STATUS_WRITTEN);
+	ext4_es_insert_extent(inode, ee_block, ee_len, ee_pblock,
+			      EXTENT_STATUS_WRITTEN);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* FIXME!! we need to try to merge to left or right after zero-out  */
diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents_status.c b/fs/ext4/extents_status.c
index b12c5cfdf601..fcbfd2f26650 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents_status.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents_status.c
@@ -831,12 +831,10 @@ static int __es_insert_extent(struct inode *inode, struct extent_status *newes,
 /*
  * ext4_es_insert_extent() adds information to an inode's extent
  * status tree.
- *
- * Return 0 on success, error code on failure.
  */
-int ext4_es_insert_extent(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblk,
-			  ext4_lblk_t len, ext4_fsblk_t pblk,
-			  unsigned int status)
+void ext4_es_insert_extent(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblk,
+			   ext4_lblk_t len, ext4_fsblk_t pblk,
+			   unsigned int status)
 {
 	struct extent_status newes;
 	ext4_lblk_t end = lblk + len - 1;
@@ -847,13 +845,13 @@ int ext4_es_insert_extent(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblk,
 	struct extent_status *es2 = NULL;
 
 	if (EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_mount_state & EXT4_FC_REPLAY)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	es_debug("add [%u/%u) %llu %x to extent status tree of inode %lu\n",
 		 lblk, len, pblk, status, inode->i_ino);
 
 	if (!len)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	BUG_ON(end < lblk);
 
@@ -905,7 +903,7 @@ int ext4_es_insert_extent(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblk,
 		goto retry;
 
 	ext4_es_print_tree(inode);
-	return 0;
+	return;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents_status.h b/fs/ext4/extents_status.h
index c22edb931f1b..d9847a4a25db 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents_status.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents_status.h
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ extern int __init ext4_init_es(void);
 extern void ext4_exit_es(void);
 extern void ext4_es_init_tree(struct ext4_es_tree *tree);
 
-extern int ext4_es_insert_extent(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblk,
-				 ext4_lblk_t len, ext4_fsblk_t pblk,
-				 unsigned int status);
+extern void ext4_es_insert_extent(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblk,
+				  ext4_lblk_t len, ext4_fsblk_t pblk,
+				  unsigned int status);
 extern void ext4_es_cache_extent(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblk,
 				 ext4_lblk_t len, ext4_fsblk_t pblk,
 				 unsigned int status);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 4221b2dafeb5..ffa40ce04c27 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -594,10 +594,8 @@ int ext4_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 		    ext4_es_scan_range(inode, &ext4_es_is_delayed, map->m_lblk,
 				       map->m_lblk + map->m_len - 1))
 			status |= EXTENT_STATUS_DELAYED;
-		ret = ext4_es_insert_extent(inode, map->m_lblk,
-					    map->m_len, map->m_pblk, status);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			retval = ret;
+		ext4_es_insert_extent(inode, map->m_lblk, map->m_len,
+				      map->m_pblk, status);
 	}
 	up_read((&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem));
 
@@ -706,12 +704,8 @@ int ext4_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 		    ext4_es_scan_range(inode, &ext4_es_is_delayed, map->m_lblk,
 				       map->m_lblk + map->m_len - 1))
 			status |= EXTENT_STATUS_DELAYED;
-		ret = ext4_es_insert_extent(inode, map->m_lblk, map->m_len,
-					    map->m_pblk, status);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			retval = ret;
-			goto out_sem;
-		}
+		ext4_es_insert_extent(inode, map->m_lblk, map->m_len,
+				      map->m_pblk, status);
 	}
 
 out_sem:
@@ -1779,7 +1773,6 @@ static int ext4_da_map_blocks(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 		set_buffer_new(bh);
 		set_buffer_delay(bh);
 	} else if (retval > 0) {
-		int ret;
 		unsigned int status;
 
 		if (unlikely(retval != map->m_len)) {
@@ -1792,10 +1785,8 @@ static int ext4_da_map_blocks(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 
 		status = map->m_flags & EXT4_MAP_UNWRITTEN ?
 				EXTENT_STATUS_UNWRITTEN : EXTENT_STATUS_WRITTEN;
-		ret = ext4_es_insert_extent(inode, map->m_lblk, map->m_len,
-					    map->m_pblk, status);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			retval = ret;
+		ext4_es_insert_extent(inode, map->m_lblk, map->m_len,
+				      map->m_pblk, status);
 	}
 
 out_unlock:
