diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go
index cce71d216ab..6ad37a04d01 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ func newETCD3Client(c storagebackend.Config) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
 		Endpoints: c.ServerList,
 		TLS:       tlsConfig,
 	}
-	client, err := clientv3.New(cfg)
-	return client, err
+
+	return clientv3.New(cfg)
 }
 
 func newETCD3Storage(c storagebackend.Config) (storage.Interface, DestroyFunc, error) {