diff --git a/core/src/validator.rs b/core/src/validator.rs
index 78db3aa53b..795ce7833a 100644
--- a/core/src/validator.rs
+++ b/core/src/validator.rs
@@ -781,35 +781,28 @@ impl Validator {
             } else {
                 None
             };
-
-            let json_rpc_service = JsonRpcService::new(
-                rpc_addr,
-                config.rpc_config.clone(),
-                config.snapshot_config.clone(),
-                bank_forks.clone(),
-                block_commitment_cache.clone(),
-                blockstore.clone(),
-                cluster_info.clone(),
-                Some(poh_recorder.clone()),
-                genesis_config.hash(),
-                ledger_path,
-                config.validator_exit.clone(),
-                config.known_validators.clone(),
-                rpc_override_health_check.clone(),
-                optimistically_confirmed_bank.clone(),
-                config.send_transaction_service_config.clone(),
-                max_slots.clone(),
-                leader_schedule_cache.clone(),
-                connection_cache.clone(),
-                max_complete_transaction_status_slot,
-            )
-            .unwrap_or_else(|s| {
-                error!("Failed to create JSON RPC Service: {}", s);
-                abort();
-            });
-
             (
-                Some(json_rpc_service),
+                Some(JsonRpcService::new(
+                    rpc_addr,
+                    config.rpc_config.clone(),
+                    config.snapshot_config.clone(),
+                    bank_forks.clone(),
+                    block_commitment_cache.clone(),
+                    blockstore.clone(),
+                    cluster_info.clone(),
+                    Some(poh_recorder.clone()),
+                    genesis_config.hash(),
+                    ledger_path,
+                    config.validator_exit.clone(),
+                    config.known_validators.clone(),
+                    rpc_override_health_check.clone(),
+                    optimistically_confirmed_bank.clone(),
+                    config.send_transaction_service_config.clone(),
+                    max_slots.clone(),
+                    leader_schedule_cache.clone(),
+                    connection_cache.clone(),
+                    max_complete_transaction_status_slot,
+                )),
                 if !config.rpc_config.full_api {
                     None
                 } else {
diff --git a/rpc/src/rpc_service.rs b/rpc/src/rpc_service.rs
index 792a576f1d..946ab6582f 100644
--- a/rpc/src/rpc_service.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/rpc_service.rs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ impl JsonRpcService {
         leader_schedule_cache: Arc<LeaderScheduleCache>,
         connection_cache: Arc<ConnectionCache>,
         current_transaction_status_slot: Arc<AtomicU64>,
-    ) -> Result<Self, String> {
+    ) -> Self {
         info!("rpc bound to {:?}", rpc_addr);
         info!("rpc configuration: {:?}", config);
         let rpc_threads = 1.max(config.rpc_threads);
@@ -523,29 +523,28 @@ impl JsonRpcService {
                         e,
                         rpc_addr.port()
                     );
-                    close_handle_sender.send(Err(e.to_string())).unwrap();
                     return;
                 }
 
                 let server = server.unwrap();
-                close_handle_sender.send(Ok(server.close_handle())).unwrap();
+                close_handle_sender.send(server.close_handle()).unwrap();
                 server.wait();
                 exit_bigtable_ledger_upload_service.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
             })
             .unwrap();
 
-        let close_handle = close_handle_receiver.recv().unwrap()?;
+        let close_handle = close_handle_receiver.recv().unwrap();
         let close_handle_ = close_handle.clone();
         validator_exit
             .write()
             .unwrap()
             .register_exit(Box::new(move || close_handle_.close()));
-        Ok(Self {
+        Self {
             thread_hdl,
             #[cfg(test)]
             request_processor: test_request_processor,
             close_handle: Some(close_handle),
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn exit(&mut self) {
@@ -639,8 +638,7 @@ mod tests {
             Arc::new(LeaderScheduleCache::default()),
             connection_cache,
             Arc::new(AtomicU64::default()),
-        )
-        .unwrap();
+        );
         let thread = rpc_service.thread_hdl.thread();
         assert_eq!(thread.name().unwrap(), "solana-jsonrpc");