diff --git a/lib/std/hash/benchmark.zig b/lib/std/hash/benchmark.zig
index f15b81d7c6..4553d928ec 100644
--- a/lib/std/hash/benchmark.zig
+++ b/lib/std/hash/benchmark.zig
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ fn printPad(stdout: var, s: []const u8) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn main() !void {
-    var stdout_file = try std.io.getStdOut();
+    var stdout_file = std.io.getStdOut();
     var stdout_out_stream = stdout_file.outStream();
     const stdout = &stdout_out_stream.stream;
 
diff --git a/lib/std/zig/perf_test.zig b/lib/std/zig/perf_test.zig
index e0723d8519..d1ef05a02a 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig/perf_test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig/perf_test.zig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     const bytes_per_sec = @intToFloat(f64, source.len * iterations) / elapsed_s;
     const mb_per_sec = bytes_per_sec / (1024 * 1024);
 
-    var stdout_file = try std.io.getStdOut();
+    var stdout_file = std.io.getStdOut();
     const stdout = &stdout_file.outStream().stream;
     try stdout.print("{:.3} MiB/s, {} KiB used \n", mb_per_sec, memory_used / 1024);
 }