diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index aa1c26b55..c770eab98 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -1299,10 +1299,8 @@ func (c *Cluster) FollowResizeInstruction(instr *internal.ResizeInstruction) err
 				// Write to local frame and always close reader.
 				if err := func() error {
 					defer rd.Close()
-					if _, err := frag.ReadFrom(rd); err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-					return nil
+					_, err := frag.ReadFrom(rd)
+					return err
 				}(); err != nil {
 					return errors.Wrap(err, "copying remote slice")
 				}
diff --git a/utils_test.go b/utils_test.go
index 05afeac19..f4212e0ec 100644
--- a/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -417,9 +417,5 @@ func (t *ClusterCluster) FollowResizeInstruction(instr *internal.ResizeInstructi
 	}
 
 	node := DecodeNode(instr.Coordinator)
-	if err := t.SendTo(node, complete); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return t.SendTo(node, complete)
 }
diff --git a/view_test.go b/view_test.go
index 87ed8e628..7c7f53a26 100644
--- a/view_test.go
+++ b/view_test.go
@@ -69,10 +69,7 @@ func (v *View) Reopen() error {
 
 	v.View = pilosa.NewView(path, v.Index(), v.Frame(), v.Name(), pilosa.DefaultCacheSize)
 	v.View.RowAttrStore = v.RowAttrStore
-	if err := v.Open(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return v.Open()
 }
 
 // MustSetBits sets bits on a row. Panic on error.