diff --git a/hw/arm/gumstix.c b/hw/arm/gumstix.c
index 579d363577..2ca4140c9f 100644
--- a/hw/arm/gumstix.c
+++ b/hw/arm/gumstix.c
@@ -69,12 +69,9 @@ static void connex_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* Numonyx RC28F128J3F75 */
-    if (!pflash_cfi01_register(0x00000000, "connext.rom", CONNEX_FLASH_SIZE,
-                               dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
-                               FLASH_SECTOR_SIZE, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)) {
-        error_report("Error registering flash memory");
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    pflash_cfi01_register(0x00000000, "connext.rom", CONNEX_FLASH_SIZE,
+                          dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
+                          FLASH_SECTOR_SIZE, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 
     /* Interrupt line of NIC is connected to GPIO line 36 */
     smc91c111_init(&nd_table[0], 0x04000300,
@@ -96,12 +93,9 @@ static void verdex_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* Micron RC28F256P30TFA */
-    if (!pflash_cfi01_register(0x00000000, "verdex.rom", VERDEX_FLASH_SIZE,
-                               dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
-                               FLASH_SECTOR_SIZE, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)) {
-        error_report("Error registering flash memory");
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    pflash_cfi01_register(0x00000000, "verdex.rom", VERDEX_FLASH_SIZE,
+                          dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
+                          FLASH_SECTOR_SIZE, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 
     /* Interrupt line of NIC is connected to GPIO line 99 */
     smc91c111_init(&nd_table[0], 0x04000300,
diff --git a/hw/arm/mainstone.c b/hw/arm/mainstone.c
index eebaed6e3e..68329c4617 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mainstone.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mainstone.c
@@ -130,14 +130,11 @@ static void mainstone_common_init(MachineState *machine,
     /* There are two 32MiB flash devices on the board */
     for (i = 0; i < 2; i ++) {
         dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, i);
-        if (!pflash_cfi01_register(mainstone_flash_base[i],
-                                   i ? "mainstone.flash1" : "mainstone.flash0",
-                                   MAINSTONE_FLASH_SIZE,
-                                   dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
-                                   FLASH_SECTOR_SIZE, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)) {
-            error_report("Error registering flash memory");
-            exit(1);
-        }
+        pflash_cfi01_register(mainstone_flash_base[i],
+                              i ? "mainstone.flash1" : "mainstone.flash0",
+                              MAINSTONE_FLASH_SIZE,
+                              dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
+                              FLASH_SECTOR_SIZE, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
     }
 
     mst_irq = sysbus_create_simple("mainstone-fpga", MST_FPGA_PHYS,
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c b/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
index d1b0ec3264..1d156bc344 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
@@ -152,13 +152,10 @@ static void sx1_init(MachineState *machine, const int version)
 
     fl_idx = 0;
     if ((dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, fl_idx)) != NULL) {
-        if (!pflash_cfi01_register(OMAP_CS0_BASE,
-                                   "omap_sx1.flash0-1", flash_size,
-                                   blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
-                                   SECTOR_SIZE, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Error registering flash memory %d.\n",
-                           fl_idx);
-        }
+        pflash_cfi01_register(OMAP_CS0_BASE,
+                              "omap_sx1.flash0-1", flash_size,
+                              blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
+                              SECTOR_SIZE, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
         fl_idx++;
     }
 
@@ -174,13 +171,10 @@ static void sx1_init(MachineState *machine, const int version)
         memory_region_add_subregion(address_space,
                                 OMAP_CS1_BASE + FLASH1_SIZE, &cs[1]);
 
-        if (!pflash_cfi01_register(OMAP_CS1_BASE,
-                                   "omap_sx1.flash1-1", FLASH1_SIZE,
-                                   blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
-                                   SECTOR_SIZE, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Error registering flash memory %d.\n",
-                           fl_idx);
-        }
+        pflash_cfi01_register(OMAP_CS1_BASE,
+                              "omap_sx1.flash1-1", FLASH1_SIZE,
+                              blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
+                              SECTOR_SIZE, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
         fl_idx++;
     } else {
         memory_region_init_io(&cs[1], NULL, &static_ops, &cs1val,
diff --git a/hw/arm/versatilepb.c b/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
index ecc1f6cf74..43172d72ea 100644
--- a/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
+++ b/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
@@ -385,13 +385,11 @@ static void versatile_init(MachineState *machine, int board_id)
     /* 0x34000000 NOR Flash */
 
     dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
-    if (!pflash_cfi01_register(VERSATILE_FLASH_ADDR, "versatile.flash",
+    pflash_cfi01_register(VERSATILE_FLASH_ADDR, "versatile.flash",
                           VERSATILE_FLASH_SIZE,
                           dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
                           VERSATILE_FLASH_SECT_SIZE,
-                          4, 0x0089, 0x0018, 0x0000, 0x0, 0)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Error registering flash memory.\n");
-    }
+                          4, 0x0089, 0x0018, 0x0000, 0x0, 0);
 
     versatile_binfo.ram_size = machine->ram_size;
     versatile_binfo.board_id = board_id;
diff --git a/hw/arm/z2.c b/hw/arm/z2.c
index 839be3ca16..dc25304290 100644
--- a/hw/arm/z2.c
+++ b/hw/arm/z2.c
@@ -312,12 +312,9 @@ static void z2_init(MachineState *machine)
     mpu = pxa270_init(z2_binfo.ram_size, machine->cpu_type);
 
     dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
-    if (!pflash_cfi01_register(Z2_FLASH_BASE, "z2.flash0", Z2_FLASH_SIZE,
-                               dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
-                               FLASH_SECTOR_SIZE, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)) {
-        error_report("Error registering flash memory");
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    pflash_cfi01_register(Z2_FLASH_BASE, "z2.flash0", Z2_FLASH_SIZE,
+                          dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
+                          FLASH_SECTOR_SIZE, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 
     /* setup keypad */
     pxa27x_register_keypad(mpu->kp, map, 0x100);
