diff --git a/tools/patman/patchstream.py b/tools/patman/patchstream.py
index 324c654..6098728 100644
--- a/tools/patman/patchstream.py
+++ b/tools/patman/patchstream.py
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ def FixPatches(series, fnames):
             print
         count += 1
     print('Cleaned %d patches' % count)
-    return series
 
 def InsertCoverLetter(fname, series, count):
     """Inserts a cover letter with the required info into patch 0
diff --git a/tools/patman/patman.py b/tools/patman/patman.py
index fdbee67..63da3f3 100755
--- a/tools/patman/patman.py
+++ b/tools/patman/patman.py
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ else:
                 series)
 
     # Fix up the patch files to our liking, and insert the cover letter
-    series = patchstream.FixPatches(series, args)
-    if series and cover_fname and series.get('cover'):
+    patchstream.FixPatches(series, args)
+    if cover_fname and series.get('cover'):
         patchstream.InsertCoverLetter(cover_fname, series, options.count)
 
     # Do a few checks on the series