diff --git a/pvmfw/src/device_assignment.rs b/pvmfw/src/device_assignment.rs
index 54b5a47..e427710 100644
--- a/pvmfw/src/device_assignment.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/src/device_assignment.rs
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@
     }
 
     fn patch_pviommus(&self, fdt: &mut Fdt) -> Result<BTreeMap<PvIommu, Phandle>> {
-        let mut compatible = fdt.root_mut()?.next_compatible(Self::PVIOMMU_COMPATIBLE)?;
+        let mut compatible = fdt.root_mut().next_compatible(Self::PVIOMMU_COMPATIBLE)?;
         let mut pviommu_phandles = BTreeMap::new();
 
         for pviommu in &self.pviommus {
diff --git a/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs b/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs
index 146d012..51ba112 100644
--- a/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
     n: usize,
     compat: &CStr,
 ) -> libfdt::Result<Option<FdtNodeMut<'a>>> {
-    let mut node = fdt.root_mut()?.next_compatible(compat)?;
+    let mut node = fdt.root_mut().next_compatible(compat)?;
     for _ in 0..n {
         node = node.ok_or(FdtError::NoSpace)?.next_compatible(compat)?;
     }
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
     vm_ref_dt: &Fdt,
     props_info: &BTreeMap<CString, Vec<u8>>,
 ) -> libfdt::Result<()> {
-    let root_vm_dt = vm_dt.root_mut()?;
+    let root_vm_dt = vm_dt.root_mut();
     let mut avf_vm_dt = root_vm_dt.add_subnode(cstr!("avf"))?;
     // TODO(b/318431677): Validate nodes beyond /avf.
     let avf_node = vm_ref_dt.node(cstr!("/avf"))?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
@@ -714,10 +714,8 @@
 }
 
 fn patch_pci_info(fdt: &mut Fdt, pci_info: &PciInfo) -> libfdt::Result<()> {
-    let mut node = fdt
-        .root_mut()?
-        .next_compatible(cstr!("pci-host-cam-generic"))?
-        .ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
+    let mut node =
+        fdt.root_mut().next_compatible(cstr!("pci-host-cam-generic"))?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
 
     let irq_masks_size = pci_info.irq_masks.len() * size_of::<PciIrqMask>();
     node.trimprop(cstr!("interrupt-map-mask"), irq_masks_size)?;
@@ -758,7 +756,7 @@
 /// Patch the DT by deleting the ns16550a compatible nodes whose address are unknown
 fn patch_serial_info(fdt: &mut Fdt, serial_info: &SerialInfo) -> libfdt::Result<()> {
     let name = cstr!("ns16550a");
-    let mut next = fdt.root_mut()?.next_compatible(name);
+    let mut next = fdt.root_mut().next_compatible(name);
     while let Some(current) = next? {
         let reg =
             current.as_node().reg()?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?.next().ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
@@ -806,7 +804,7 @@
 
 fn patch_swiotlb_info(fdt: &mut Fdt, swiotlb_info: &SwiotlbInfo) -> libfdt::Result<()> {
     let mut node =
-        fdt.root_mut()?.next_compatible(cstr!("restricted-dma-pool"))?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
+        fdt.root_mut().next_compatible(cstr!("restricted-dma-pool"))?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
 
     if let Some(range) = swiotlb_info.fixed_range() {
         node.setprop_addrrange_inplace(
@@ -845,7 +843,7 @@
     let value = [addr0, size0.unwrap(), addr1, size1.unwrap()];
 
     let mut node =
-        fdt.root_mut()?.next_compatible(cstr!("arm,gic-v3"))?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
+        fdt.root_mut().next_compatible(cstr!("arm,gic-v3"))?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
     node.setprop_inplace(cstr!("reg"), flatten(&value))
 }
 
@@ -869,7 +867,7 @@
     let value = value.into_inner();
 
     let mut node =
-        fdt.root_mut()?.next_compatible(cstr!("arm,armv8-timer"))?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
+        fdt.root_mut().next_compatible(cstr!("arm,armv8-timer"))?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
     node.setprop_inplace(cstr!("interrupts"), value.as_bytes())
 }
 
@@ -877,7 +875,7 @@
     let avf_node = if let Some(node) = fdt.node_mut(cstr!("/avf"))? {
         node
     } else {
-        fdt.root_mut()?.add_subnode(cstr!("avf"))?
+        fdt.root_mut().add_subnode(cstr!("avf"))?
     };
 
     // The node shouldn't already be present; if it is, return the error.