diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index ce5dfa3babd2..757ec46fc45a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ static int do_replace_finish(struct net *net, struct ebt_replace *repl,
 
 	audit_log_nfcfg(repl->name, AF_BRIDGE, repl->nentries,
 			AUDIT_XT_OP_REPLACE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 
 free_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&ebt_mutex);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 2ed7c58b471a..aae5fd51dfd7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,6 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 	struct xt_counters *counters;
 	struct ipt_entry *iter;
 
-	ret = 0;
 	counters = xt_counters_alloc(num_counters);
 	if (!counters) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1091,7 +1090,7 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 		net_warn_ratelimited("iptables: counters copy to user failed while replacing table\n");
 	}
 	vfree(counters);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 
  put_module:
 	module_put(t->me);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 2d816277f2c5..ac902f7bca47 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1062,7 +1062,6 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 	struct xt_counters *counters;
 	struct ip6t_entry *iter;
 
-	ret = 0;
 	counters = xt_counters_alloc(num_counters);
 	if (!counters) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1108,7 +1107,7 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 		net_warn_ratelimited("ip6tables: counters copy to user failed while replacing table\n");
 	}
 	vfree(counters);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 
  put_module:
 	module_put(t->me);