diff --git a/backends/cryptodev.c b/backends/cryptodev.c
index 3c071eab95..5a9735684e 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev.c
@@ -176,19 +176,10 @@ cryptodev_backend_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
 {
     CryptoDevBackend *backend = CRYPTODEV_BACKEND(uc);
     CryptoDevBackendClass *bc = CRYPTODEV_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(uc);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (bc->init) {
-        bc->init(backend, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            goto out;
-        }
+        bc->init(backend, errp);
     }
-
-    return;
-
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 void cryptodev_backend_set_used(CryptoDevBackend *backend, bool used)