diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvdec.c b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvdec.c
index f82652ffaa..60834afa2e 100644
--- a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvdec.c
+++ b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvdec.c
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ typedef struct
   cudaVideoChromaFormat format;
 } GstNvdecChromaMap;
 
-static gboolean
+static void
 gst_nvdec_register (GstPlugin * plugin, GType type, cudaVideoCodec codec_type,
     const gchar * codec, const gchar * sink_caps_string, guint rank,
     gint device_count)
@@ -1274,8 +1274,6 @@ gst_nvdec_register (GstPlugin * plugin, GType type, cudaVideoCodec codec_type,
     gst_clear_caps (&sink_templ);
     gst_clear_caps (&src_templ);
   }
-
-  return TRUE;
 }
 
 typedef struct
@@ -1316,13 +1314,12 @@ const GstNvCodecMap codec_map[] = {
   {cudaVideoCodec_VP9, "vp9", "video/x-vp9"}
 };
 
-gboolean
+void
 gst_nvdec_plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
   gint i;
   CUresult cuda_ret;
   gint dev_count = 0;
-  gboolean ret = TRUE;
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_nvdec_debug_category, "nvdec", 0,
       "Debug category for the nvdec element");
@@ -1346,26 +1343,24 @@ gst_nvdec_plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
           codec_map[i].codec_name, 0, GST_RANK_PRIMARY, sink_templ, src_templ);
     }
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return;
   }
 
   cuda_ret = CuInit (0);
   if (cuda_ret != CUDA_SUCCESS) {
     GST_ERROR ("Failed to initialize CUDA API");
-    return TRUE;
+    return;
   }
 
   cuda_ret = CuDeviceGetCount (&dev_count);
   if (cuda_ret != CUDA_SUCCESS || dev_count == 0) {
     GST_ERROR ("No CUDA devices detected");
-    return TRUE;
+    return;
   }
 
   for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (codec_map); i++) {
-    ret &= gst_nvdec_register (plugin, GST_TYPE_NVDEC, codec_map[i].codec,
+    gst_nvdec_register (plugin, GST_TYPE_NVDEC, codec_map[i].codec,
         codec_map[i].codec_name, codec_map[i].sink_caps_string,
         GST_RANK_PRIMARY, dev_count);
   }
-
-  return ret;
 }
diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvdec.h b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvdec.h
index 8578c7c67b..727448c9f9 100644
--- a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvdec.h
+++ b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvdec.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct _GstNvDecClass
 
 GType gst_nvdec_get_type (void);
 
-gboolean gst_nvdec_plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin);
+void gst_nvdec_plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c
index fe17dd6147..d580d27865 100644
--- a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c
+++ b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ gst_nv_enc_get_supported_codec_profiles (gpointer enc, GUID codec_id)
   return ret;
 }
 
-static gboolean
+static void
 gst_nv_enc_register (GstPlugin * plugin, GType type, GUID codec_id,
     const gchar * codec, guint rank, gint device_count)
 {
@@ -780,22 +780,18 @@ gst_nv_enc_register (GstPlugin * plugin, GType type, GUID codec_id,
     gst_clear_caps (&sink_templ);
     gst_clear_caps (&src_templ);
   }
-
-  return TRUE;
 }
 
 
-gboolean
+void
 gst_nvenc_plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  gboolean ret = TRUE;
-
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_nvenc_debug, "nvenc", 0, "Nvidia NVENC encoder");
 
   nvenc_api.version = NV_ENCODE_API_FUNCTION_LIST_VER;
   if (!load_nvenc_library ()) {
     GST_INFO ("Failed to load nvenc library");
-    return TRUE;
+    return;
   }
 
   if (nvEncodeAPICreateInstance (&nvenc_api) != NV_ENC_SUCCESS) {
@@ -809,23 +805,19 @@ gst_nvenc_plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
     cuda_ret = CuInit (0);
     if (cuda_ret != CUDA_SUCCESS) {
       GST_ERROR ("Failed to initialize CUDA API");
-      return TRUE;
+      return;
     }
 
     cuda_ret = CuDeviceGetCount (&dev_count);
     if (cuda_ret != CUDA_SUCCESS || dev_count == 0) {
       GST_ERROR ("No CUDA devices detected");
-      return TRUE;
+      return;
     }
 
-    ret &=
-        gst_nv_enc_register (plugin, GST_TYPE_NV_H264_ENC,
+    gst_nv_enc_register (plugin, GST_TYPE_NV_H264_ENC,
         NV_ENC_CODEC_H264_GUID, "h264", GST_RANK_PRIMARY * 2, dev_count);
-    ret &=
-        gst_nv_enc_register (plugin, GST_TYPE_NV_H265_ENC,
+    gst_nv_enc_register (plugin, GST_TYPE_NV_H265_ENC,
         NV_ENC_CODEC_HEVC_GUID, "h265", GST_RANK_PRIMARY * 2, dev_count);
 
   }
-
-  return ret;
 }
diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.h b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.h
index 07e0920b75..39a0409ac3 100644
--- a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.h
+++ b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ GValue *                gst_nv_enc_get_supported_codec_profiles (gpointer enc,
                                                                  GUID codec_id);
 
 
-gboolean                gst_nvenc_plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin);
+void                    gst_nvenc_plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin);
 
 
 #endif /* __GST_NVENC_H_INCLUDED__ */
diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/plugin.c b/sys/nvcodec/plugin.c
index 3dc27afbe1..385df55984 100644
--- a/sys/nvcodec/plugin.c
+++ b/sys/nvcodec/plugin.c
@@ -38,19 +38,17 @@
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  gboolean ret = TRUE;
-
   if (!gst_cuda_load_library ())
     return TRUE;
 
 #if HAVE_NVCODEC_GST_GL
   /* FIXME: make nvdec usable without OpenGL dependency */
   if (gst_cuvid_load_library ()) {
-    ret &= gst_nvdec_plugin_init (plugin);
+    gst_nvdec_plugin_init (plugin);
   }
 #endif
 
-  ret &= gst_nvenc_plugin_init (plugin);
+  gst_nvenc_plugin_init (plugin);
 
   return TRUE;
 }