diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index 4e5b2ec..58a6ec9 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -2802,38 +2802,27 @@
     }
 
     object_property_set_description(obj, op->name,
-                                    target_prop->description,
-                                    &error_abort);
+                                    target_prop->description);
     return op;
 }
 
 void object_property_set_description(Object *obj, const char *name,
-                                     const char *description, Error **errp)
+                                     const char *description)
 {
     ObjectProperty *op;
 
-    op = object_property_find(obj, name, errp);
-    if (!op) {
-        return;
-    }
-
+    op = object_property_find(obj, name, &error_abort);
     g_free(op->description);
     op->description = g_strdup(description);
 }
 
 void object_class_property_set_description(ObjectClass *klass,
                                            const char *name,
-                                           const char *description,
-                                           Error **errp)
+                                           const char *description)
 {
     ObjectProperty *op;
 
     op = g_hash_table_lookup(klass->properties, name);
-    if (!op) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Property '.%s' not found", name);
-        return;
-    }
-
     g_free(op->description);
     op->description = g_strdup(description);
 }