diff --git a/src/bin/bench-tps.rs b/src/bin/bench-tps.rs
index 473fe9dddf..30cec91088 100644
--- a/src/bin/bench-tps.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bench-tps.rs
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ fn converge(
         None,
         gossip_socket,
         exit_signal.clone(),
-    ).expect("DataReplicator::new");
+    );
     let mut v: Vec<NodeInfo> = vec![];
     //wait for the network to converge, 30 seconds should be plenty
     for _ in 0..30 {
diff --git a/src/blob_fetch_stage.rs b/src/blob_fetch_stage.rs
index 2800bfd2af..0625c8e02f 100644
--- a/src/blob_fetch_stage.rs
+++ b/src/blob_fetch_stage.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ impl BlobFetchStage {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|socket| {
                 streamer::blob_receiver(socket, exit.clone(), recycler.clone(), sender.clone())
-                    .expect("blob receiver init")
             })
             .collect();
 
diff --git a/src/fullnode.rs b/src/fullnode.rs
index f92662da4c..7c4929da4d 100644
--- a/src/fullnode.rs
+++ b/src/fullnode.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
             ledger_path,
             node.sockets.gossip,
             exit.clone(),
-        ).expect("Ncp::new");
+        );
         thread_hdls.extend(ncp.thread_hdls());
 
         match leader_info {
diff --git a/src/ncp.rs b/src/ncp.rs
index bef2191487..11f3468848 100644
--- a/src/ncp.rs
+++ b/src/ncp.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use crdt::Crdt;
 use packet::BlobRecycler;
-use result::Result;
 use service::Service;
 use std::net::UdpSocket;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ impl Ncp {
         ledger_path: Option<&str>,
         gossip_socket: UdpSocket,
         exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-    ) -> Result<Ncp> {
+    ) -> Self {
         let blob_recycler = BlobRecycler::default();
         let (request_sender, request_receiver) = channel();
         let gossip_socket = Arc::new(gossip_socket);
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ impl Ncp {
             exit.clone(),
             blob_recycler.clone(),
             request_sender,
-        )?;
+        );
         let (response_sender, response_receiver) = channel();
         let t_responder = streamer::responder(
             "ncp",
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ impl Ncp {
         );
         let t_gossip = Crdt::gossip(crdt.clone(), blob_recycler, response_sender, exit.clone());
         let thread_hdls = vec![t_receiver, t_responder, t_listen, t_gossip];
-        Ok(Ncp { exit, thread_hdls })
+        Ncp { exit, thread_hdls }
     }
 
     pub fn close(self) -> thread::Result<()> {
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ mod tests {
         let crdt = Crdt::new(tn.info.clone()).expect("Crdt::new");
         let c = Arc::new(RwLock::new(crdt));
         let w = Arc::new(RwLock::new(vec![]));
-        let d = Ncp::new(&c, w, None, tn.sockets.gossip, exit.clone()).unwrap();
+        let d = Ncp::new(&c, w, None, tn.sockets.gossip, exit.clone());
         d.close().expect("thread join");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/streamer.rs b/src/streamer.rs
index 467478e81b..cf657710a1 100644
--- a/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/src/streamer.rs
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@ pub fn blob_receiver(
     exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     recycler: BlobRecycler,
     s: BlobSender,
-) -> Result<JoinHandle<()>> {
+) -> JoinHandle<()> {
     //DOCUMENTED SIDE-EFFECT
     //1 second timeout on socket read
     let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
-    sock.set_read_timeout(Some(timer))?;
-    let t = Builder::new()
+    sock.set_read_timeout(Some(timer))
+        .expect("set socket timeout");
+    Builder::new()
         .name("solana-blob_receiver".to_string())
         .spawn(move || loop {
             if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
@@ -137,8 +138,7 @@ pub fn blob_receiver(
             }
             let _ = recv_blobs(&recycler, &sock, &s);
         })
-        .unwrap();
-    Ok(t)
+        .unwrap()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/thin_client.rs b/src/thin_client.rs
index 6e770cfece..38451932d6 100644
--- a/src/thin_client.rs
+++ b/src/thin_client.rs
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ pub fn poll_gossip_for_leader(leader_ncp: SocketAddr, timeout: Option<u64>) -> R
     let (node, gossip_socket) = Crdt::spy_node();
     let crdt = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Crdt::new(node).expect("Crdt::new")));
     let window = Arc::new(RwLock::new(vec![]));
-    let ncp = Ncp::new(&crdt.clone(), window, None, gossip_socket, exit.clone()).unwrap();
+    let ncp = Ncp::new(&crdt.clone(), window, None, gossip_socket, exit.clone());
     let leader_entry_point = NodeInfo::new_entry_point(&leader_ncp);
     crdt.write().unwrap().insert(&leader_entry_point);
 
diff --git a/src/tvu.rs b/src/tvu.rs
index 6f012d1248..f23ec0204b 100644
--- a/src/tvu.rs
+++ b/src/tvu.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ pub mod tests {
     use mint::Mint;
     use ncp::Ncp;
     use packet::BlobRecycler;
-    use result::Result;
     use service::Service;
     use signature::{Keypair, KeypairUtil};
     use std::collections::VecDeque;
@@ -170,10 +169,10 @@ pub mod tests {
         crdt: Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>,
         gossip: UdpSocket,
         exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-    ) -> Result<(Ncp, SharedWindow)> {
+    ) -> (Ncp, SharedWindow) {
         let window = window::default_window();
-        let ncp = Ncp::new(&crdt, window.clone(), None, gossip, exit)?;
-        Ok((ncp, window))
+        let ncp = Ncp::new(&crdt, window.clone(), None, gossip, exit);
+        (ncp, window)
     }
 
     /// Test that message sent from leader to target1 and replicated to target2
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         crdt_l.set_leader(leader.info.id);
 
         let cref_l = Arc::new(RwLock::new(crdt_l));
-        let dr_l = new_ncp(cref_l, leader.sockets.gossip, exit.clone()).unwrap();
+        let dr_l = new_ncp(cref_l, leader.sockets.gossip, exit.clone());
 
         //start crdt2
         let mut crdt2 = Crdt::new(target2.info.clone()).expect("Crdt::new");
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         crdt2.set_leader(leader.info.id);
         let leader_id = leader.info.id;
         let cref2 = Arc::new(RwLock::new(crdt2));
-        let dr_2 = new_ncp(cref2, target2.sockets.gossip, exit.clone()).unwrap();
+        let dr_2 = new_ncp(cref2, target2.sockets.gossip, exit.clone());
 
         // setup some blob services to send blobs into the socket
         // to simulate the source peer and get blobs out of the socket to
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             exit.clone(),
             recv_recycler.clone(),
             s_reader,
-        ).unwrap();
+        );
 
         // simulate leader sending messages
         let (s_responder, r_responder) = channel();
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         crdt1.insert(&leader.info);
         crdt1.set_leader(leader.info.id);
         let cref1 = Arc::new(RwLock::new(crdt1));
-        let dr_1 = new_ncp(cref1.clone(), target1.sockets.gossip, exit.clone()).unwrap();
+        let dr_1 = new_ncp(cref1.clone(), target1.sockets.gossip, exit.clone());
 
         let tvu = Tvu::new(
             target1_keypair,
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 2da2ec7832..715cc3670e 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ mod test {
             exit.clone(),
             resp_recycler.clone(),
             s_reader,
-        ).unwrap();
+        );
         let (s_window, r_window) = channel();
         let (s_retransmit, r_retransmit) = channel();
         let win = default_window();
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ mod test {
             exit.clone(),
             resp_recycler.clone(),
             s_reader,
-        ).unwrap();
+        );
         let (s_window, _r_window) = channel();
         let (s_retransmit, r_retransmit) = channel();
         let win = default_window();
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ mod test {
             exit.clone(),
             resp_recycler.clone(),
             s_reader,
-        ).unwrap();
+        );
         let (s_window, _r_window) = channel();
         let (s_retransmit, r_retransmit) = channel();
         let win = default_window();
diff --git a/tests/data_replicator.rs b/tests/data_replicator.rs
index fd9f8ec0f2..408ce08bc6 100644
--- a/tests/data_replicator.rs
+++ b/tests/data_replicator.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn test_node(exit: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> (Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>, Ncp, UdpSocket) {
     let crdt = Crdt::new(tn.info.clone()).expect("Crdt::new");
     let c = Arc::new(RwLock::new(crdt));
     let w = Arc::new(RwLock::new(vec![]));
-    let d = Ncp::new(&c.clone(), w, None, tn.sockets.gossip, exit).unwrap();
+    let d = Ncp::new(&c.clone(), w, None, tn.sockets.gossip, exit);
     (c, d, tn.sockets.replicate)
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/multinode.rs b/tests/multinode.rs
index c54401401a..0da5d9cc27 100644
--- a/tests/multinode.rs
+++ b/tests/multinode.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn converge(leader: &NodeInfo, num_nodes: usize) -> Vec<NodeInfo> {
     spy_crdt.set_leader(leader.id);
     let spy_ref = Arc::new(RwLock::new(spy_crdt));
     let spy_window = default_window();
-    let ncp = Ncp::new(&spy_ref, spy_window, None, spy.sockets.gossip, exit.clone()).unwrap();
+    let ncp = Ncp::new(&spy_ref, spy_window, None, spy.sockets.gossip, exit.clone());
     //wait for the network to converge
     let mut converged = false;
     let mut rv = vec![];