diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index f99b0becd8..e86c33e0e6 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -3586,7 +3586,6 @@ static void kvm_set_dirty_ring_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                     Error **errp)
 {
     KVMState *s = KVM_STATE(obj);
-    Error *error = NULL;
     uint32_t value;
 
     if (s->fd != -1) {
@@ -3594,9 +3593,7 @@ static void kvm_set_dirty_ring_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
         return;
     }
 
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
+    if (!visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
     if (value & (value - 1)) {
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
index a91f60567a..97a968f477 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
@@ -679,14 +679,11 @@ static void set_reserved_region(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
     ReservedRegion *rr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     const char *endptr;
     char *str;
     int ret;
 
-    visit_type_str(v, name, &str, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 546b703cb4..fa69b6f43e 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1782,12 +1782,9 @@ static void pc_machine_set_max_fw_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                        Error **errp)
 {
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(obj);
-    Error *error = NULL;
     uint64_t value;
 
-    visit_type_size(v, name, &value, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
+    if (!visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
index 73ac5eb675..746f07c4d2 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
@@ -241,36 +241,34 @@ static void balloon_stats_poll_cb(void *opaque)
 static void balloon_stats_get_all(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *err = NULL;
     VirtIOBalloon *s = VIRTIO_BALLOON(obj);
+    bool ok = false;
     int i;
 
-    if (!visit_start_struct(v, name, NULL, 0, &err)) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_start_struct(v, name, NULL, 0, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
-    if (!visit_type_int(v, "last-update", &s->stats_last_update, &err)) {
+    if (!visit_type_int(v, "last-update", &s->stats_last_update, errp)) {
         goto out_end;
     }
 
-    if (!visit_start_struct(v, "stats", NULL, 0, &err)) {
+    if (!visit_start_struct(v, "stats", NULL, 0, errp)) {
         goto out_end;
     }
     for (i = 0; i < VIRTIO_BALLOON_S_NR; i++) {
-        if (!visit_type_uint64(v, balloon_stat_names[i], &s->stats[i], &err)) {
+        if (!visit_type_uint64(v, balloon_stat_names[i], &s->stats[i], errp)) {
             goto out_nested;
         }
     }
-    visit_check_struct(v, &err);
+    ok = visit_check_struct(v, errp);
 out_nested:
     visit_end_struct(v, NULL);
 
-    if (!err) {
-        visit_check_struct(v, &err);
+    if (ok) {
+        visit_check_struct(v, errp);
     }
 out_end:
     visit_end_struct(v, NULL);
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
 }
 
 static void balloon_stats_get_poll_interval(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
index ed170def48..d96bde1fab 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
@@ -1094,12 +1094,9 @@ static void virtio_mem_set_requested_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                           Error **errp)
 {
     VirtIOMEM *vmem = VIRTIO_MEM(obj);
-    Error *err = NULL;
     uint64_t value;
 
-    visit_type_size(v, name, &value, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1159,7 +1156,6 @@ static void virtio_mem_set_block_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                       void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     VirtIOMEM *vmem = VIRTIO_MEM(obj);
-    Error *err = NULL;
     uint64_t value;
 
     if (DEVICE(obj)->realized) {
@@ -1167,9 +1163,7 @@ static void virtio_mem_set_block_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
         return;
     }
 
-    visit_type_size(v, name, &value, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/net/colo-compare.c b/net/colo-compare.c
index 787c740f14..7f9e6f89ce 100644
--- a/net/colo-compare.c
+++ b/net/colo-compare.c
@@ -1135,22 +1135,17 @@ static void set_max_queue_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                const char *name, void *opaque,
                                Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     uint64_t value;
 
-    visit_type_uint64(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_uint64(v, name, &value, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     if (!value) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "Property '%s.%s' requires a positive value",
+        error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' requires a positive value",
                    object_get_typename(obj), name);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
     max_queue_size = value;
-
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void compare_pri_rs_finalize(SocketReadState *pri_rs)
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index a213209379..0ab4e0734a 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -5689,7 +5689,6 @@ static void kvm_arch_set_notify_window(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                        Error **errp)
 {
     KVMState *s = KVM_STATE(obj);
-    Error *error = NULL;
     uint32_t value;
 
     if (s->fd != -1) {
@@ -5697,9 +5696,7 @@ static void kvm_arch_set_notify_window(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
         return;
     }
 
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
+    if (!visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/util/thread-context.c b/util/thread-context.c
index 4138245332..2bc7883b9e 100644
--- a/util/thread-context.c
+++ b/util/thread-context.c
@@ -90,16 +90,13 @@ static void thread_context_set_cpu_affinity(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
     uint16List *l, *host_cpus = NULL;
     unsigned long *bitmap = NULL;
     int nbits = 0, ret;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     if (tc->init_cpu_bitmap) {
         error_setg(errp, "Mixing CPU and node affinity not supported");
         return;
     }
 
-    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_cpus, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_cpus, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -178,7 +175,6 @@ static void thread_context_set_node_affinity(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
     uint16List *l, *host_nodes = NULL;
     unsigned long *bitmap = NULL;
     struct bitmask *tmp_cpus;
-    Error *err = NULL;
     int ret, i;
 
     if (tc->init_cpu_bitmap) {
@@ -186,9 +182,7 @@ static void thread_context_set_node_affinity(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
         return;
     }
 
-    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, errp)) {
         return;
     }