diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c b/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
index 033c57214f..cd1e1053f5 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
@@ -419,13 +419,13 @@ enslave_slave (NMDevice *device,
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-static gboolean
+static void
 release_slave (NMDevice *device,
                NMDevice *slave,
                gboolean configure)
 {
 	NMDeviceBond *self = NM_DEVICE_BOND (device);
-	gboolean success = TRUE, no_firmware = FALSE;
+	gboolean success, no_firmware = FALSE;
 
 	if (configure) {
 		success = nm_platform_link_release (NM_PLATFORM_GET,
@@ -444,8 +444,7 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 		             nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
 	}
 
-	if (success)
-		g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (device), NM_DEVICE_BOND_SLAVES);
+	g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (device), NM_DEVICE_BOND_SLAVES);
 
 	if (configure) {
 		/* Kernel bonding code "closes" the slave when releasing it, (which clears
@@ -455,8 +454,6 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 		if (!nm_device_bring_up (slave, TRUE, &no_firmware))
 			_LOGW (LOGD_BOND, "released bond slave could not be brought up.");
 	}
-
-	return success;
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c b/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
index e152bb38b9..b8887f444b 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
@@ -356,13 +356,13 @@ enslave_slave (NMDevice *device,
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-static gboolean
+static void
 release_slave (NMDevice *device,
                NMDevice *slave,
                gboolean configure)
 {
 	NMDeviceBridge *self = NM_DEVICE_BRIDGE (device);
-	gboolean success = TRUE;
+	gboolean success;
 
 	if (configure) {
 		success = nm_platform_link_release (NM_PLATFORM_GET,
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 	}
 
 	g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (device), NM_DEVICE_BRIDGE_SLAVES);
-	return success;
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 97ca00f60c..9ddec1d08a 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -1123,12 +1123,8 @@ nm_device_master_release_one_slave (NMDevice *self, NMDevice *slave, gboolean co
 		return FALSE;
 	priv->slaves = g_slist_remove (priv->slaves, info);
 
-	if (info->slave_is_enslaved) {
-		success = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (self)->release_slave (self, slave, configure);
-		/* The release_slave() implementation logs success/failure (in the
-		 * correct device-specific log domain), so we don't have to do anything.
-		 */
-	}
+	if (info->slave_is_enslaved)
+		NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (self)->release_slave (self, slave, configure);
 
 	nm_device_slave_notify_release (info->slave, reason);
 
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.h b/src/devices/nm-device.h
index 1f656c5a8a..e2eaa92196 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.h
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.h
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	                                   NMConnection *connection,
 	                                   gboolean configure);
 
-	gboolean        (* release_slave) (NMDevice *self,
+	void            (* release_slave) (NMDevice *self,
 	                                   NMDevice *slave,
 	                                   gboolean configure);
 
diff --git a/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c b/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
index fdc603364d..70bfc78198 100644
--- a/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
+++ b/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
@@ -649,13 +649,13 @@ enslave_slave (NMDevice *device,
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-static gboolean
+static void
 release_slave (NMDevice *device,
                NMDevice *slave,
                gboolean configure)
 {
 	NMDeviceTeam *self = NM_DEVICE_TEAM (device);
-	gboolean success = TRUE, no_firmware = FALSE;
+	gboolean success, no_firmware = FALSE;
 
 	if (configure) {
 		success = nm_platform_link_release (NM_PLATFORM_GET,
@@ -669,8 +669,7 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 	} else
 		_LOGI (LOGD_TEAM, "team port %s was released", nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
 
-	if (success)
-		g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (device), NM_DEVICE_TEAM_SLAVES);
+	g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (device), NM_DEVICE_TEAM_SLAVES);
 
 	if (configure) {
 		/* Kernel team code "closes" the port when releasing it, (which clears
@@ -681,8 +680,6 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 			_LOGW (LOGD_TEAM, "released team port %s could not be brought up",
 			       nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
 	}
-
-	return success;
 }
 
 static gboolean