diff --git a/promisor-remote.c b/promisor-remote.c
index 68f46f5ec7..8b4d650b4c 100644
--- a/promisor-remote.c
+++ b/promisor-remote.c
@@ -230,18 +230,17 @@ static int remove_fetched_oids(struct repository *repo,
 	return remaining_nr;
 }
 
-int promisor_remote_get_direct(struct repository *repo,
-			       const struct object_id *oids,
-			       int oid_nr)
+void promisor_remote_get_direct(struct repository *repo,
+				const struct object_id *oids,
+				int oid_nr)
 {
 	struct promisor_remote *r;
 	struct object_id *remaining_oids = (struct object_id *)oids;
 	int remaining_nr = oid_nr;
 	int to_free = 0;
-	int res = -1;
 
 	if (oid_nr == 0)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	promisor_remote_init(repo);
 
@@ -256,12 +255,9 @@ int promisor_remote_get_direct(struct repository *repo,
 				continue;
 			}
 		}
-		res = 0;
 		break;
 	}
 
 	if (to_free)
 		free(remaining_oids);
-
-	return res;
 }
diff --git a/promisor-remote.h b/promisor-remote.h
index edc45ab0f5..df36eb08ef 100644
--- a/promisor-remote.h
+++ b/promisor-remote.h
@@ -39,13 +39,12 @@ static inline int has_promisor_remote(void)
 
 /*
  * Fetches all requested objects from all promisor remotes, trying them one at
- * a time until all objects are fetched. Returns 0 upon success, and non-zero
- * otherwise.
+ * a time until all objects are fetched.
  *
- * If oid_nr is 0, this function returns 0 (success) immediately.
+ * If oid_nr is 0, this function returns immediately.
  */
-int promisor_remote_get_direct(struct repository *repo,
-			       const struct object_id *oids,
-			       int oid_nr);
+void promisor_remote_get_direct(struct repository *repo,
+				const struct object_id *oids,
+				int oid_nr);
 
 #endif /* PROMISOR_REMOTE_H */