diff --git a/fs/pstore/ftrace.c b/fs/pstore/ftrace.c
index 8e0a17ce3180..bfbfc2698070 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/ftrace.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/ftrace.c
@@ -112,27 +112,13 @@ static struct dentry *pstore_ftrace_dir;
 
 void pstore_register_ftrace(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *file;
-
 	if (!psinfo->write)
 		return;
 
 	pstore_ftrace_dir = debugfs_create_dir("pstore", NULL);
-	if (!pstore_ftrace_dir) {
-		pr_err("%s: unable to create pstore directory\n", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
 
-	file = debugfs_create_file("record_ftrace", 0600, pstore_ftrace_dir,
-				   NULL, &pstore_knob_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		pr_err("%s: unable to create record_ftrace file\n", __func__);
-		goto err_file;
-	}
-
-	return;
-err_file:
-	debugfs_remove(pstore_ftrace_dir);
+	debugfs_create_file("record_ftrace", 0600, pstore_ftrace_dir, NULL,
+			    &pstore_knob_fops);
 }
 
 void pstore_unregister_ftrace(void)