diff --git a/drivers/iio/humidity/hdc3020.c b/drivers/iio/humidity/hdc3020.c
index 1ae8702ada54..75971c19624a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/humidity/hdc3020.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/humidity/hdc3020.c
@@ -843,8 +843,7 @@ static int hdc3020_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 						IRQF_ONESHOT, "hdc3020",
 						indio_dev);
 		if (ret)
-			return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, ret,
-					     "Failed to request IRQ\n");
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = devm_iio_device_register(&data->client->dev, indio_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/iio/humidity/hts221_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/humidity/hts221_buffer.c
index 4d03db19063e..df12c7a25b2e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/humidity/hts221_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/humidity/hts221_buffer.c
@@ -122,11 +122,8 @@ int hts221_allocate_trigger(struct iio_dev *iio_dev)
 					hts221_trigger_handler_thread,
 					irq_type | IRQF_ONESHOT,
 					hw->name, hw);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(hw->dev, "failed to request trigger irq %d\n",
-			hw->irq);
+	if (err)
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	hw->trig = devm_iio_trigger_alloc(hw->dev, "%s-trigger",
 					  iio_dev->name);