diff --git a/pkg/action/dependency.go b/pkg/action/dependency.go
index 962cf1984..fbd7c5cdc 100644
--- a/pkg/action/dependency.go
+++ b/pkg/action/dependency.go
@@ -63,10 +63,7 @@ func (d *Dependency) List(chartpath string, out io.Writer) error {
 
 	if c.Metadata.Dependencies == nil {
 		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(out, "WARNING: no dependencies at %s\n", filepath.Join(chartpath, "charts"))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
 
 	d.printDependencies(chartpath, out, c)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/get_manifest.go b/pkg/cmd/get_manifest.go
index ff8de25fa..55536fe7e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/get_manifest.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/get_manifest.go
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ func newGetManifestCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command
 				return err
 			}
 			_, err = fmt.Fprintln(out, res.Manifest)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			return nil
+			return err
 		},
 	}