diff --git a/bin/named/zoneconf.c b/bin/named/zoneconf.c
index 483c06aff2..0699fdb6b6 100644
--- a/bin/named/zoneconf.c
+++ b/bin/named/zoneconf.c
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ typedef enum {
 	allow_update_forwarding
 } acl_type_t;
 
-#define RETERR(x)                        \
-	do {                             \
-		isc_result_t _r = (x);   \
-		if (_r != ISC_R_SUCCESS) \
-			return ((_r));   \
-	} while (0)
-
 #define CHECK(x)                             \
 	do {                                 \
 		result = (x);                \
@@ -577,9 +570,12 @@ configure_staticstub(const cfg_obj_t *zconfig, dns_zone_t *zone,
 	isc_region_t region;
 
 	/* Create the DB beforehand */
-	RETERR(dns_db_create(mctx, dbtype, dns_zone_getorigin(zone),
-			     dns_dbtype_stub, dns_zone_getclass(zone), 0, NULL,
-			     &db));
+	result = dns_db_create(mctx, dbtype, dns_zone_getorigin(zone),
+			       dns_dbtype_stub, dns_zone_getclass(zone), 0,
+			       NULL, &db);
+	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+		return result;
+	}
 
 	dns_rdataset_init(&rdataset);
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/nsec.c b/lib/dns/nsec.c
index 8e34772dca..255b9e9364 100644
--- a/lib/dns/nsec.c
+++ b/lib/dns/nsec.c
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@
 
 #include <dst/dst.h>
 
-#define RETERR(x)                            \
-	do {                                 \
-		result = (x);                \
-		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) \
-			goto failure;        \
-	} while (0)
-
 void
 dns_nsec_setbit(unsigned char *array, unsigned int type, unsigned int bit) {
 	unsigned int shift, mask;
@@ -189,7 +182,10 @@ dns_nsec_build(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbversion_t *version, dns_dbnode_t *node,
 	dns_rdataset_init(&rdataset);
 	dns_rdata_init(&rdata);
 
-	RETERR(dns_nsec_buildrdata(db, version, node, target, data, &rdata));
+	result = dns_nsec_buildrdata(db, version, node, target, data, &rdata);
+	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+		goto failure;
+	}
 
 	dns_rdatalist_init(&rdatalist);
 	rdatalist.rdclass = dns_db_class(db);