diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index 375e29fb69..ab1a6ff0ee 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -3128,37 +3128,33 @@ static void kvm_set_kernel_irqchip(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                    const char *name, void *opaque,
                                    Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *err = NULL;
     KVMState *s = KVM_STATE(obj);
     OnOffSplit mode;
 
-    visit_type_OnOffSplit(v, name, &mode, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!visit_type_OnOffSplit(v, name, &mode, errp)) {
         return;
-    } else {
-        switch (mode) {
-        case ON_OFF_SPLIT_ON:
-            s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = true;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_required = true;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
-            break;
-        case ON_OFF_SPLIT_OFF:
-            s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = false;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_required = false;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
-            break;
-        case ON_OFF_SPLIT_SPLIT:
-            s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = true;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_required = true;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_ON;
-            break;
-        default:
-            /* The value was checked in visit_type_OnOffSplit() above. If
-             * we get here, then something is wrong in QEMU.
-             */
-            abort();
-        }
+    }
+    switch (mode) {
+    case ON_OFF_SPLIT_ON:
+        s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = true;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_required = true;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
+        break;
+    case ON_OFF_SPLIT_OFF:
+        s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = false;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_required = false;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
+        break;
+    case ON_OFF_SPLIT_SPLIT:
+        s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = true;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_required = true;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_ON;
+        break;
+    default:
+        /* The value was checked in visit_type_OnOffSplit() above. If
+         * we get here, then something is wrong in QEMU.
+         */
+        abort();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/block/throttle-groups.c b/block/throttle-groups.c
index bb242fde1a..e411051160 100644
--- a/block/throttle-groups.c
+++ b/block/throttle-groups.c
@@ -895,8 +895,8 @@ static void throttle_group_set_limits(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
     ThrottleLimits *argp;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (!visit_type_ThrottleLimits(v, name, &argp, &local_err)) {
-        goto ret;
+    if (!visit_type_ThrottleLimits(v, name, &argp, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     qemu_mutex_lock(&tg->lock);
     throttle_get_config(&tg->ts, &cfg);
@@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ static void throttle_group_set_limits(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
 
 unlock:
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&tg->lock);
-ret:
     qapi_free_ThrottleLimits(argp);
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     return;
diff --git a/bootdevice.c b/bootdevice.c
index fb09d3c668..769f40c77d 100644
--- a/bootdevice.c
+++ b/bootdevice.c
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ static void device_set_bootindex(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     int32_t boot_index;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &boot_index, &local_err)) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &boot_index, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     /* check whether bootindex is present in fw_boot_order list  */
     check_boot_index(boot_index, &local_err);
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index 3cb6faa12b..4c7a8a05a5 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -761,15 +761,15 @@ static void set_pci_devfn(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, &local_err)) {
         error_free(local_err);
         local_err = NULL;
-        visit_type_int32(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        } else if (value < -1 || value > 255) {
+        if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &value, errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (value < -1 || value > 255) {
             error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
                        name ? name : "null", "pci_devfn");
-        } else {
-            *ptr = value;
+            return;
         }
+        *ptr = value;
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index 358f10a92e..ba8b0d7f02 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ static void ide_dev_set_bootindex(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     int32_t boot_index;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &boot_index, &local_err)) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &boot_index, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     /* check whether bootindex is present in fw_boot_order list  */
     check_boot_index(boot_index, &local_err);
diff --git a/hw/mem/nvdimm.c b/hw/mem/nvdimm.c
index ec92ffd415..1fa976c56c 100644
--- a/hw/mem/nvdimm.c
+++ b/hw/mem/nvdimm.c
@@ -85,21 +85,18 @@ static void nvdimm_set_uuid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm = NVDIMM(obj);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     char *value;
 
-    if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &value, &local_err)) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &value, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
 
     if (qemu_uuid_parse(value, &nvdimm->uuid) != 0) {
         error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' has invalid value",
                    object_get_typename(obj), name);
     }
-    g_free(value);
 
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    g_free(value);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/hw/net/ne2000-isa.c b/hw/net/ne2000-isa.c
index 765bcd1f0b..0594abd93a 100644
--- a/hw/net/ne2000-isa.c
+++ b/hw/net/ne2000-isa.c
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ static void isa_ne2000_set_bootindex(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
     int32_t boot_index;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &boot_index, &local_err)) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &boot_index, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     /* check whether bootindex is present in fw_boot_order list  */
     check_boot_index(boot_index, &local_err);
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-storage.c b/hw/usb/dev-storage.c
index 1c3bd2578c..721665191e 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-storage.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-storage.c
@@ -736,8 +736,8 @@ static void usb_msd_set_bootindex(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     int32_t boot_index;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &boot_index, &local_err)) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &boot_index, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     /* check whether bootindex is present in fw_boot_order list  */
     check_boot_index(boot_index, &local_err);
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 94dc546fb2..6fe74c80bb 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -1062,7 +1062,6 @@ static int net_client_init(QemuOpts *opts, bool is_netdev, Error **errp)
 {
     gchar **substrings = NULL;
     Netdev *object = NULL;
-    Error *err = NULL;
     int ret = -1;
     Visitor *v = opts_visitor_new(opts);
 
@@ -1110,16 +1109,13 @@ static int net_client_init(QemuOpts *opts, bool is_netdev, Error **errp)
         qemu_opts_set_id(opts, g_strdup_printf("__org.qemu.net%i", idx++));
     }
 
-    visit_type_Netdev(v, NULL, &object, &err);
-
-    if (!err) {
-        ret = net_client_init1(object, is_netdev, &err);
+    if (visit_type_Netdev(v, NULL, &object, errp)) {
+        ret = net_client_init1(object, is_netdev, errp);
     }
 
     qapi_free_Netdev(object);
 
 out:
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
     g_strfreev(substrings);
     visit_free(v);
     return ret;