diff --git a/sys/net/if_stf.c b/sys/net/if_stf.c
--- a/sys/net/if_stf.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_stf.c
@@ -295,12 +295,6 @@
 	ifp->if_dunit = IF_DUNIT_NONE;
 
 	sc->encap_cookie = ip_encap_attach(&ipv4_encap_cfg, sc, M_WAITOK);
-	if (sc->encap_cookie == NULL) {
-		if_printf(ifp, "attach failed\n");
-		free(sc, M_STF);
-		ifc_free_unit(ifc, unit);
-		return (ENOMEM);
-	}
 
 	ifp->if_mtu    = IPV6_MMTU;
 	ifp->if_ioctl  = stf_ioctl;
diff --git a/sys/netinet/ip_mroute.c b/sys/netinet/ip_mroute.c
--- a/sys/netinet/ip_mroute.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/ip_mroute.c
@@ -2821,11 +2821,6 @@
 				&pim_squelch_wholepkt);
 
 		pim_encap_cookie = ip_encap_attach(&ipv4_encap_cfg, NULL, M_WAITOK);
-		if (pim_encap_cookie == NULL) {
-			printf("ip_mroute: unable to attach pim encap\n");
-			MRW_LOCK_DESTROY();
-			return (EINVAL);
-		}
 
 		ip_mcast_src = X_ip_mcast_src;
 		ip_mforward = X_ip_mforward;