diff --git a/bin/delv/delv.c b/bin/delv/delv.c
index d33facdec5..d045bfaa8c 100644
--- a/bin/delv/delv.c
+++ b/bin/delv/delv.c
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@ run_server(void *arg) {
 	RUNTIME_CHECK(inet_pton(AF_INET, "127.0.0.1", &in));
 	isc_sockaddr_fromin(&addr, &in, 0);
 
-	CHECK(ns_server_create(mctx, matchview, &sctx));
+	ns_server_create(mctx, matchview, &sctx);
 
 	CHECK(dns_dispatchmgr_create(mctx, netmgr, &dispatchmgr));
 	isc_sockaddr_any(&any);
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index ca4a5b3260..cbcba3d28d 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -10136,8 +10136,7 @@ named_server_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, named_server_t **serverp) {
 
 	atomic_init(&server->reload_status, NAMED_RELOAD_IN_PROGRESS);
 
-	CHECKFATAL(ns_server_create(mctx, get_matching_view, &server->sctx),
-		   "creating server context");
+	ns_server_create(mctx, get_matching_view, &server->sctx);
 
 #if defined(HAVE_GEOIP2)
 	/*
diff --git a/lib/ns/include/ns/server.h b/lib/ns/include/ns/server.h
index 8dc8b1cf3e..84003bf57f 100644
--- a/lib/ns/include/ns/server.h
+++ b/lib/ns/include/ns/server.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ struct ns_altsecret {
 	unsigned char secret[32];
 };
 
-isc_result_t
+void
 ns_server_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, ns_matchview_t matchingview,
 		 ns_server_t **sctxp);
 /*%<
diff --git a/lib/ns/server.c b/lib/ns/server.c
index 8ef6254468..bd17a9baaa 100644
--- a/lib/ns/server.c
+++ b/lib/ns/server.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 		RUNTIME_CHECK(result == ISC_R_SUCCESS); \
 	} while (0)
 
-isc_result_t
+void
 ns_server_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, ns_matchview_t matchingview,
 		 ns_server_t **sctxp) {
 	ns_server_t *sctx;
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ ns_server_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, ns_matchview_t matchingview,
 
 	sctx->magic = SCTX_MAGIC;
 	*sctxp = sctx;
-
-	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 void