diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/system b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/system
index 24a9fdee6867f70946173c5509b7a43c6a83378c..6388d62ea29e4c8635e8396360a8fb7e36725d9a 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/system
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/system
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ validate_system_section()
 		'buffersize:uinteger' \
 		'timezone:string:UTC' \
 		'zonename:string'
-
-	return $?
 }
 
 system_config() {
diff --git a/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init b/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init
index 662dd8010b1328ae3c8ec5533405171b94d94bd0..ee3ed1a28356759e71930ebc2bb0158451e0a7d3 100755
--- a/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init
+++ b/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ validate_firewall_redirect()
 		'dest_ip:cidr' \
 		'dest_port:or(port, portrange)' \
 		'target:or("SNAT", "DNAT")'
-	
-	return $?
 }
 
 validate_firewall_rule()
@@ -28,8 +26,6 @@ validate_firewall_rule()
 		'src_port:or(port, portrange)' \
 		'dest_port:or(port, portrange)' \
 		'target:string'
-	
-	return $?
 }
 
 service_triggers() {
diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network b/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network
index 8a7427bacd585a96ffa82c3c2a3670ce9572cd12..1d8a5b34efe132445a32f1fa7676955890b76025 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ validate_atm_bridge_section()
 		'atmdev:uinteger:0' \
 		'encaps:or("llc", "vc"):llc' \
 		'payload:or("bridged", "routed"):bridged'
-
-	return $?
 }
 
 validate_route_section()
@@ -64,8 +62,6 @@ validate_route_section()
 		'metric:uinteger' \
 		'mtu:uinteger' \
 		'table:or(range(0,65535),string)'
-
-	return $?
 }
 
 validate_route6_section()
@@ -77,8 +73,6 @@ validate_route6_section()
 		'metric:uinteger' \
 		'mtu:uinteger' \
 		'table:or(range(0,65535),string)'
-
-	return $?
 }
 
 validate_rule_section()
@@ -94,8 +88,6 @@ validate_rule_section()
 		'lookup:or(range(0,65535),string)' \
 		'goto:range(0,65535)' \
 		'action:or("prohibit", "unreachable", "blackhole", "throw")'
-
-	return $?
 }
 
 validate_rule6_section()
@@ -111,8 +103,6 @@ validate_rule6_section()
 		'lookup:or(range(0,65535),string)' \
 		'goto:range(0,65535)' \
 		'action:or("prohibit", "unreachable", "blackhole", "throw")'
-
-	return $?
 }
 
 validate_switch_section()
@@ -122,8 +112,6 @@ validate_switch_section()
 		'enable:bool' \
 		'enable_vlan:bool' \
 		'reset:bool'
-
-	return $?
 }
 
 validate_switch_vlan()
@@ -132,8 +120,6 @@ validate_switch_vlan()
 		'device:string' \
 		'vlan:uinteger' \
 		'ports:list(ports)'
-
-	return $?
 }
 
 service_triggers()
diff --git a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
index 5206426ec30075e98c23ab7d159ecce9587b8b71..c6f3d9ba82d51cbdc7790cb984d2e7aca1588038 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ validate_section_dropbear()
 		'Port:list(port):22' \
 		'SSHKeepAlive:uinteger:300' \
 		'IdleTimeout:uinteger:0'
-	return $?
 }
 
 dropbear_instance()
diff --git a/package/network/services/relayd/files/relay.init b/package/network/services/relayd/files/relay.init
index e193312e6edd1fdd27534f6963892fbf0c37e366..e38143f6e733c4700ee05e299a7e8522f373ff07 100644
--- a/package/network/services/relayd/files/relay.init
+++ b/package/network/services/relayd/files/relay.init
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ validate_proto_relayd()
 		'table:range(0, 65535):16800' \
 		'forward_bcast:bool:1' \
 		'forward_dhcp:bool:1'
-
-	return $?
 }
 
 resolve_ifname() {
diff --git a/package/system/ubox/files/log.init b/package/system/ubox/files/log.init
index be382972e3424098f5435847622389aa9299ae43..3e06fa5b49835d234d878bb77a8b712b9ac92788 100644
--- a/package/system/ubox/files/log.init
+++ b/package/system/ubox/files/log.init
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ validate_log_section()
 		'log_port:port:514' \
 		'log_proto:or("tcp", "udp"):udp' \
 		'log_prefix:string'
-	return $?
 }
 
 validate_log_daemon()
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ validate_log_daemon()
 	uci_validate_section system system "${1}" \
 		'log_size:uinteger:0' \
 		'log_buffer_size:uinteger:0'
-	return $?
 }
 
 start_service_daemon()
diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/files/sysntpd b/package/utils/busybox/files/sysntpd
index 1878c3f59472306a2c5decd5c1243a6201d13908..417addfb1ca5c0235b8554de1a4368a1385d7964 100755
--- a/package/utils/busybox/files/sysntpd
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/files/sysntpd
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ PROG=/usr/sbin/ntpd
 validate_ntp_section() {
 	uci_validate_section system timeserver "${1}" \
 		'server:list(host)' 'enabled:bool:1' 'enable_server:bool:0'
-	return $?
 }
 
 start_service() {