diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel90/pipelines.go b/internal/distro/rhel90/pipelines.go
index f2e8961fb..383ca3248 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel90/pipelines.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel90/pipelines.go
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ func vhdPipelines(t *imageType, customizations *blueprint.Customizations, option
 	diskfile := "disk.img"
 	imagePipeline := liveImagePipeline(treePipeline.Name, diskfile, &partitionTable, t.arch, kernelVer)
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *imagePipeline)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	qemuPipeline := qemuPipeline(imagePipeline.Name, diskfile, t.filename, "vpc", "")
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *qemuPipeline)
@@ -123,9 +120,6 @@ func vmdkPipelines(t *imageType, customizations *blueprint.Customizations, optio
 	diskfile := "disk.img"
 	imagePipeline := liveImagePipeline(treePipeline.Name, diskfile, &partitionTable, t.arch, kernelVer)
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *imagePipeline)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	qemuPipeline := qemuPipeline(imagePipeline.Name, diskfile, t.filename, "vmdk", "")
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *qemuPipeline)
@@ -155,9 +149,6 @@ func openstackPipelines(t *imageType, customizations *blueprint.Customizations,
 	diskfile := "disk.img"
 	imagePipeline := liveImagePipeline(treePipeline.Name, diskfile, &partitionTable, t.arch, kernelVer)
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *imagePipeline)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	qemuPipeline := qemuPipeline(imagePipeline.Name, diskfile, t.filename, "qcow2", "")
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *qemuPipeline)
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel90beta/pipelines.go b/internal/distro/rhel90beta/pipelines.go
index 8a1803cea..190dccfdd 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel90beta/pipelines.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel90beta/pipelines.go
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ func vhdPipelines(t *imageType, customizations *blueprint.Customizations, option
 	diskfile := "disk.img"
 	imagePipeline := liveImagePipeline(treePipeline.Name, diskfile, &partitionTable, t.arch, kernelVer)
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *imagePipeline)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	qemuPipeline := qemuPipeline(imagePipeline.Name, diskfile, t.filename, "vpc", "")
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *qemuPipeline)
@@ -121,9 +118,6 @@ func vmdkPipelines(t *imageType, customizations *blueprint.Customizations, optio
 	diskfile := "disk.img"
 	imagePipeline := liveImagePipeline(treePipeline.Name, diskfile, &partitionTable, t.arch, kernelVer)
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *imagePipeline)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	qemuPipeline := qemuPipeline(imagePipeline.Name, diskfile, t.filename, "vmdk", "")
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *qemuPipeline)
@@ -152,9 +146,6 @@ func openstackPipelines(t *imageType, customizations *blueprint.Customizations,
 	diskfile := "disk.img"
 	imagePipeline := liveImagePipeline(treePipeline.Name, diskfile, &partitionTable, t.arch, kernelVer)
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *imagePipeline)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	qemuPipeline := qemuPipeline(imagePipeline.Name, diskfile, t.filename, "qcow2", "")
 	pipelines = append(pipelines, *qemuPipeline)