diff --git a/block/as-iosched.c b/block/as-iosched.c
index 555cd6bf4ce5..cb5e53b05c7c 100644
--- a/block/as-iosched.c
+++ b/block/as-iosched.c
@@ -1464,7 +1464,9 @@ static struct elevator_type iosched_as = {
 
 static int __init as_init(void)
 {
-	return elv_register(&iosched_as);
+	elv_register(&iosched_as);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit as_exit(void)
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 0b4a47905575..13553e015d72 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -2279,8 +2279,6 @@ static struct elevator_type iosched_cfq = {
 
 static int __init cfq_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	/*
 	 * could be 0 on HZ < 1000 setups
 	 */
@@ -2292,11 +2290,9 @@ static int __init cfq_init(void)
 	if (cfq_slab_setup())
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = elv_register(&iosched_cfq);
-	if (ret)
-		cfq_slab_kill();
+	elv_register(&iosched_cfq);
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit cfq_exit(void)
diff --git a/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index a054eef8dff6..342448c3d2dd 100644
--- a/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -467,7 +467,9 @@ static struct elevator_type iosched_deadline = {
 
 static int __init deadline_init(void)
 {
-	return elv_register(&iosched_deadline);
+	elv_register(&iosched_deadline);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit deadline_exit(void)
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 446aea2a3cfb..e452deb80395 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ void elv_unregister_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 		__elv_unregister_queue(q->elevator);
 }
 
-int elv_register(struct elevator_type *e)
+void elv_register(struct elevator_type *e)
 {
 	char *def = "";
 
@@ -975,7 +975,6 @@ int elv_register(struct elevator_type *e)
 				def = " (default)";
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "io scheduler %s registered%s\n", e->elevator_name, def);
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(elv_register);
 
diff --git a/block/noop-iosched.c b/block/noop-iosched.c
index 7563d8aa3944..c23e02969650 100644
--- a/block/noop-iosched.c
+++ b/block/noop-iosched.c
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ static struct elevator_type elevator_noop = {
 
 static int __init noop_init(void)
 {
-	return elv_register(&elevator_noop);
+	elv_register(&elevator_noop);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit noop_exit(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index e8f42133a616..639624b55fbe 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ extern void elv_put_request(struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 /*
  * io scheduler registration
  */
-extern int elv_register(struct elevator_type *);
+extern void elv_register(struct elevator_type *);
 extern void elv_unregister(struct elevator_type *);
 
 /*