diff --git a/src/hardware/agilent-dmm/api.c b/src/hardware/agilent-dmm/api.c
index 19a4144c..e8ef427b 100644
--- a/src/hardware/agilent-dmm/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/agilent-dmm/api.c
@@ -122,10 +122,7 @@ static GSList *scan(struct sr_dev_driver *di, GSList *options)
 	}
 
 	len = 128;
-	if (!(buf = g_try_malloc(len))) {
-		sr_err("Serial buffer malloc failed.");
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	buf = g_malloc(len);
 	serial_readline(serial, &buf, &len, 250);
 	if (!len)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/fluke-dmm/fluke.c b/src/hardware/fluke-dmm/fluke.c
index c098ced4..e708518d 100644
--- a/src/hardware/fluke-dmm/fluke.c
+++ b/src/hardware/fluke-dmm/fluke.c
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@ static struct sr_datafeed_analog *handle_qm_18x(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi,
 	while (*e && *e == ' ')
 		e++;
 
-	if (!(analog = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_datafeed_analog))))
-		return NULL;
-	if (!(analog->data = g_try_malloc(sizeof(float))))
-		return NULL;
+	analog = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_datafeed_analog));
+	analog->data = g_malloc(sizeof(float));
 	analog->channels = sdi->channels;
 	analog->num_samples = 1;
 	if (is_oor)
@@ -170,10 +168,8 @@ static struct sr_datafeed_analog *handle_qm_28x(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!(analog = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_datafeed_analog))))
-		return NULL;
-	if (!(analog->data = g_try_malloc(sizeof(float))))
-		return NULL;
+	analog = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_datafeed_analog));
+	analog->data = g_malloc(sizeof(float));
 	analog->channels = sdi->channels;
 	analog->num_samples = 1;
 	*analog->data = fvalue;
diff --git a/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.c b/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.c
index 8c5589bd..77027f1d 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.c
@@ -543,33 +543,15 @@ static struct scope_state *scope_state_new(const struct scope_config *config)
 {
 	struct scope_state *state;
 
-	if (!(state = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(struct scope_state))))
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (!(state->analog_channels = g_try_malloc0_n(config->analog_channels,
-				    sizeof(struct analog_channel_state))))
-	    goto fail;
-
-	if (!(state->digital_channels = g_try_malloc0_n(
-			config->digital_channels, sizeof(gboolean))))
-	    goto fail;
-
-	if (!(state->digital_pods = g_try_malloc0_n(config->digital_pods,
-						     sizeof(gboolean))))
-	    goto fail;
+	state = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct scope_state));
+	state->analog_channels = g_malloc0_n(config->analog_channels,
+			sizeof(struct analog_channel_state));
+	state->digital_channels = g_malloc0_n(
+			config->digital_channels, sizeof(gboolean));
+	state->digital_pods = g_malloc0_n(config->digital_pods,
+			sizeof(gboolean));
 
 	return state;
-
-fail:
-	if (state->analog_channels)
-		g_free(state->analog_channels);
-	if (state->digital_channels)
-		g_free(state->digital_channels);
-	if (state->digital_pods)
-		g_free(state->digital_pods);
-	g_free(state);
-
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 SR_PRIV void hmo_scope_state_free(struct scope_state *state)
diff --git a/src/hardware/hantek-dso/api.c b/src/hardware/hantek-dso/api.c
index 1676085e..2b039ed2 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hantek-dso/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hantek-dso/api.c
@@ -827,8 +827,7 @@ static void receive_transfer(struct libusb_transfer *transfer)
 		}
 	} else {
 		/* Already past the trigger point, just send it all out. */
-		send_chunk(sdi, transfer->buffer,
-				num_samples);
+		send_chunk(sdi, transfer->buffer, num_samples);
 	}
 
 	devc->samp_received += num_samples;
@@ -939,8 +938,7 @@ static int handle_event(int fd, int revents, void *cb_data)
 		devc->trigger_offset = trigger_offset;
 
 		num_channels = (devc->ch1_enabled && devc->ch2_enabled) ? 2 : 1;
-		/* TODO: Check malloc return value. */
-		devc->framebuf = g_try_malloc(devc->framesize * num_channels * 2);
+		devc->framebuf = g_malloc(devc->framesize * num_channels * 2);
 		devc->samp_buffered = devc->samp_received = 0;
 
 		/* Tell the scope to send us the first frame. */
diff --git a/src/hardware/lascar-el-usb/api.c b/src/hardware/lascar-el-usb/api.c
index ce63bc67..14273ce3 100644
--- a/src/hardware/lascar-el-usb/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/lascar-el-usb/api.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ static int dev_acquisition_start(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, void *cb_data)
 	usb_source_add(sdi->session, drvc->sr_ctx, 100,
 			lascar_el_usb_handle_events, (void *)sdi);
 
-	buf = g_try_malloc(4096);
+	buf = g_malloc(4096);
 	libusb_fill_bulk_transfer(xfer_in, usb->devhdl, LASCAR_EP_IN,
 			buf, 4096, lascar_el_usb_receive_transfer, cb_data, 100);
 	if ((ret = libusb_submit_transfer(xfer_in) != 0)) {
diff --git a/src/hardware/link-mso19/protocol.c b/src/hardware/link-mso19/protocol.c
index fafd83c3..11fa8a61 100644
--- a/src/hardware/link-mso19/protocol.c
+++ b/src/hardware/link-mso19/protocol.c
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ SR_PRIV int mso_send_control_message(struct sr_serial_dev_inst *serial,
 	if (serial->fd < 0)
 		goto ret;
 
-	if (!(buf = g_try_malloc(s))) {
-		sr_err("Failed to malloc message buffer.");
-		ret = SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-		goto ret;
-	}
+	buf = g_malloc(s);
 
 	p = buf;
 	memcpy(p, mso_head, sizeof(mso_head));
diff --git a/src/hardware/norma-dmm/api.c b/src/hardware/norma-dmm/api.c
index bf44df27..2743c234 100644
--- a/src/hardware/norma-dmm/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/norma-dmm/api.c
@@ -113,10 +113,7 @@ static GSList *scan(struct sr_dev_driver* drv, GSList *options)
 
 	serial_flush(serial);
 
-	if (!(buf = g_try_malloc(BUF_MAX))) {
-		sr_err("Serial buffer malloc failed.");
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	buf = g_malloc(BUF_MAX);
 
 	snprintf(req, sizeof(req), "%s\r\n",
 		 nmadmm_requests[NMADMM_REQ_IDN].req_str);
diff --git a/src/hardware/pipistrello-ols/api.c b/src/hardware/pipistrello-ols/api.c
index defb3978..b84ff193 100644
--- a/src/hardware/pipistrello-ols/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/pipistrello-ols/api.c
@@ -110,10 +110,7 @@ static GSList *scan(struct sr_dev_driver *di, GSList *options)
 	devc->flag_reg = 0;
 
 	/* Allocate memory for the incoming ftdi data. */
-	if (!(devc->ftdi_buf = g_try_malloc0(FTDI_BUF_SIZE))) {
-		sr_err("ftdi_buf malloc failed.");
-		goto err_free_devc;
-	}
+	devc->ftdi_buf = g_malloc0(FTDI_BUF_SIZE);
 
 	/* Allocate memory for the FTDI context (ftdic) and initialize it. */
 	if (!(devc->ftdic = ftdi_new())) {
@@ -197,7 +194,6 @@ err_free_ftdic:
 	ftdi_free(devc->ftdic); /* NOT free() or g_free()! */
 err_free_ftdi_buf:
 	g_free(devc->ftdi_buf);
-err_free_devc:
 	g_free(devc);
 
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/rigol-ds/api.c b/src/hardware/rigol-ds/api.c
index 111eff06..955b6acc 100644
--- a/src/hardware/rigol-ds/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/rigol-ds/api.c
@@ -388,16 +388,16 @@ static struct sr_dev_inst *probe_device(struct sr_scpi_dev_inst *scpi)
 			devc->num_timebases = &timebases[i] - devc->timebases + 1;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_VDIV; i++)
-		if (!memcmp(&devc->model->series->min_vdiv, &vdivs[i], sizeof(uint64_t[2]))) {
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_VDIV; i++) {
+		if (!memcmp(&devc->model->series->min_vdiv,
+					&vdivs[i], sizeof(uint64_t[2]))) {
 			devc->vdivs = &vdivs[i];
 			devc->num_vdivs = NUM_VDIV - i;
 		}
+	}
 
-	if (!(devc->buffer = g_try_malloc(ACQ_BUFFER_SIZE)))
-		return NULL;
-	if (!(devc->data = g_try_malloc(ACQ_BUFFER_SIZE * sizeof(float))))
-		return NULL;
+	devc->buffer = g_malloc(ACQ_BUFFER_SIZE);
+	devc->data = g_malloc(ACQ_BUFFER_SIZE * sizeof(float));
 
 	devc->data_source = DATA_SOURCE_LIVE;
 
diff --git a/src/hardware/sysclk-lwla/protocol.c b/src/hardware/sysclk-lwla/protocol.c
index 2fd4dffa..7b8c4885 100644
--- a/src/hardware/sysclk-lwla/protocol.c
+++ b/src/hardware/sysclk-lwla/protocol.c
@@ -959,11 +959,7 @@ SR_PRIV struct acquisition_state *lwla_alloc_acquisition_state(void)
 {
 	struct acquisition_state *acq;
 
-	acq = g_try_new0(struct acquisition_state, 1);
-	if (!acq) {
-		sr_err("Acquisition state malloc failed.");
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	acq = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct acquisition_state));
 
 	acq->xfer_in = libusb_alloc_transfer(0);
 	if (!acq->xfer_in) {
diff --git a/src/hardware/testo/api.c b/src/hardware/testo/api.c
index 64d292dd..983451ea 100644
--- a/src/hardware/testo/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/testo/api.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int dev_acquisition_start(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, void *cb_data)
 	if (testo_request_packet(sdi) != SR_OK)
 		return SR_ERR;
 
-	buf = g_try_malloc(MAX_REPLY_SIZE);
+	buf = g_malloc(MAX_REPLY_SIZE);
 	transfer = libusb_alloc_transfer(0);
 	libusb_fill_bulk_transfer(transfer, usb->devhdl, EP_IN, buf,
 			MAX_REPLY_SIZE, receive_transfer, (void *)sdi, 100);
diff --git a/src/hardware/victor-dmm/api.c b/src/hardware/victor-dmm/api.c
index 6548fb44..bed4ce15 100644
--- a/src/hardware/victor-dmm/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/victor-dmm/api.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static int dev_acquisition_start(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, void *cb_data)
 	usb_source_add(sdi->session, drvc->sr_ctx, 100,
 			handle_events, (void *)sdi);
 
-	buf = g_try_malloc(DMM_DATA_SIZE);
+	buf = g_malloc(DMM_DATA_SIZE);
 	transfer = libusb_alloc_transfer(0);
 	/* Each transfer request gets 100ms to arrive before it's restarted.
 	 * The device only sends 1 transfer/second no matter how many
diff --git a/src/hardware/zeroplus-logic-cube/api.c b/src/hardware/zeroplus-logic-cube/api.c
index 48845c7a..5de6f317 100644
--- a/src/hardware/zeroplus-logic-cube/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/zeroplus-logic-cube/api.c
@@ -592,10 +592,7 @@ static int dev_acquisition_start(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi,
 		return SR_OK;
 	}
 
-	if (!(buf = g_try_malloc(PACKET_SIZE))) {
-		sr_err("Packet buffer malloc failed.");
-		return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-	}
+	buf = g_malloc(PACKET_SIZE);
 
 	/* Check if the trigger is in the samples we are throwing away */
 	trigger_now = now_address == trigger_address ||
diff --git a/src/session_driver.c b/src/session_driver.c
index 8bf7fc6f..ae1b2118 100644
--- a/src/session_driver.c
+++ b/src/session_driver.c
@@ -117,10 +117,7 @@ static int receive_data(int fd, int revents, void *cb_data)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!(buf = g_try_malloc(CHUNKSIZE))) {
-			sr_err("%s: buf malloc failed", __func__);
-			return FALSE;
-		}
+		buf = g_malloc(CHUNKSIZE);
 
 		ret = zip_fread(vdev->capfile, buf,
 				CHUNKSIZE / vdev->unitsize * vdev->unitsize);