diff --git a/src/hardware/hantek-6xxx/api.c b/src/hardware/hantek-6xxx/api.c
index caa3d0f6..b1228645 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hantek-6xxx/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hantek-6xxx/api.c
@@ -206,11 +206,7 @@ static GSList *scan(struct sr_dev_driver *di, GSList *options)
 				continue;
 		}
 
-		if ((ret = libusb_get_device_descriptor(devlist[i], &des))) {
-			sr_err("Failed to get device descriptor: %s.",
-					libusb_error_name(ret));
-			continue;
-		}
+		libusb_get_device_descriptor(devlist[i], &des);
 
 		usb_get_port_path(devlist[i], connection_id, sizeof(connection_id));
 
diff --git a/src/hardware/hantek-6xxx/protocol.c b/src/hardware/hantek-6xxx/protocol.c
index 37380490..4c2b8cda 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hantek-6xxx/protocol.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hantek-6xxx/protocol.c
@@ -39,11 +39,7 @@ SR_PRIV int hantek_6xxx_open(struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 
 	libusb_get_device_list(drvc->sr_ctx->libusb_ctx, &devlist);
 	for (i = 0; devlist[i]; i++) {
-		if ((err = libusb_get_device_descriptor(devlist[i], &des))) {
-			sr_err("Failed to get device descriptor: %s.",
-			       libusb_error_name(err));
-			continue;
-		}
+		libusb_get_device_descriptor(devlist[i], &des);
 
 		if (des.idVendor != devc->profile->fw_vid
 		    || des.idProduct != devc->profile->fw_pid)