return 0;
 }
 
-static int lan966x_police_del(struct lan966x_port *port,
-                             u16 pol_idx)
+static void lan966x_police_del(struct lan966x_port *port, u16 pol_idx)
 {
        struct lan966x *lan966x = port->lan966x;
 
        lan_wr(ANA_POL_PIR_CFG_PIR_RATE_SET(GENMASK(14, 0)) |
               ANA_POL_PIR_CFG_PIR_BURST_SET(0),
               lan966x, ANA_POL_PIR_CFG(pol_idx));
-
-       return 0;
 }
 
 static int lan966x_police_validate(struct lan966x_port *port,
                            struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
        struct lan966x *lan966x = port->lan966x;
-       int err;
 
        if (port->tc.police_id != police_id) {
                NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       err = lan966x_police_del(port, POL_IDX_PORT + port->chip_port);
-       if (err) {
-               NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
-                                  "Failed to add policer to port");
-               return err;
-       }
+       lan966x_police_del(port, POL_IDX_PORT + port->chip_port);
 
        lan_rmw(ANA_POL_CFG_PORT_POL_ENA_SET(0) |
                ANA_POL_CFG_POL_ORDER_SET(POL_ORDER),