diff --git a/src/core/socket.c b/src/core/socket.c
index 3e569327c8..a485db67c5 100644
--- a/src/core/socket.c
+++ b/src/core/socket.c
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ static int socket_chown(Socket *s, PidRef *ret_pid) {
 
         r = socket_arm_timer(s, usec_add(now(CLOCK_MONOTONIC), s->timeout_usec));
         if (r < 0)
-                goto fail;
+                return r;
 
         /* We have to resolve the user names out-of-process, hence
          * let's fork here. It's messy, but well, what can we do? */
@@ -2032,18 +2032,14 @@ static int socket_chown(Socket *s, PidRef *ret_pid) {
 
         r = pidref_set_pid(&pidref, pid);
         if (r < 0)
-                goto fail;
+                return r;
 
         r = unit_watch_pid(UNIT(s), pidref.pid, /* exclusive= */ true);
         if (r < 0)
-                goto fail;
+                return r;
 
         *ret_pid = TAKE_PIDREF(pidref);
         return 0;
-
-fail:
-        s->timer_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(s->timer_event_source);
-        return r;
 }
 
 static void socket_enter_dead(Socket *s, SocketResult f) {
diff --git a/src/core/swap.c b/src/core/swap.c
index 386725c847..c467008fb2 100644
--- a/src/core/swap.c
+++ b/src/core/swap.c
@@ -677,11 +677,11 @@ static int swap_spawn(Swap *s, ExecCommand *c, PidRef *ret_pid) {
 
         r = swap_arm_timer(s, usec_add(now(CLOCK_MONOTONIC), s->timeout_usec));
         if (r < 0)
-                goto fail;
+                return r;
 
         r = unit_set_exec_params(UNIT(s), &exec_params);
         if (r < 0)
-                goto fail;
+                return r;
 
         r = exec_spawn(UNIT(s),
                        c,
@@ -691,22 +691,18 @@ static int swap_spawn(Swap *s, ExecCommand *c, PidRef *ret_pid) {
                        &s->cgroup_context,
                        &pid);
         if (r < 0)
-                goto fail;
+                return r;
 
         r = pidref_set_pid(&pidref, pid);
         if (r < 0)
-                goto fail;
+                return r;
 
         r = unit_watch_pid(UNIT(s), pidref.pid, /* exclusive= */ true);
         if (r < 0)
-                goto fail;
+                return r;
 
         *ret_pid = TAKE_PIDREF(pidref);
         return 0;
-
-fail:
-        s->timer_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(s->timer_event_source);
-        return r;
 }
 
 static void swap_enter_dead(Swap *s, SwapResult f) {