int snd_timer_global_register(struct snd_timer *timer);
 
 int snd_timer_open(struct snd_timer_instance **ti, char *owner, struct snd_timer_id *tid, unsigned int slave_id);
-int snd_timer_close(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri);
+void snd_timer_close(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri);
 unsigned long snd_timer_resolution(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri);
 int snd_timer_start(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri, unsigned int ticks);
 int snd_timer_stop(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri);
 
        return err < 0 ? err : 0;
 }
 
-static int snd_timer_close_locked(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri,
-                                 struct device **card_devp_to_put);
+static void snd_timer_close_locked(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri,
+                                  struct device **card_devp_to_put);
 
 /*
  * open a timer instance
  * close a timer instance
  * call this with register_mutex down.
  */
-static int snd_timer_close_locked(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri,
-                                 struct device **card_devp_to_put)
+static void snd_timer_close_locked(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri,
+                                  struct device **card_devp_to_put)
 {
        struct snd_timer *timer = timeri->timer;
        struct snd_timer_instance *slave, *tmp;
                        *card_devp_to_put = &timer->card->card_dev;
                module_put(timer->module);
        }
-
-       return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * close a timer instance
  */
-int snd_timer_close(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri)
+void snd_timer_close(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri)
 {
        struct device *card_dev_to_put = NULL;
-       int err;
 
        if (snd_BUG_ON(!timeri))
-               return -ENXIO;
+               return;
 
        mutex_lock(®ister_mutex);
-       err = snd_timer_close_locked(timeri, &card_dev_to_put);
+       snd_timer_close_locked(timeri, &card_dev_to_put);
        mutex_unlock(®ister_mutex);
        /* put_device() is called after unlock for avoiding deadlock */
        if (card_dev_to_put)
                put_device(card_dev_to_put);
-       return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_timer_close);