diff --git a/libretro-common/file/file_path.c b/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
index da7173de30..2a3bf69dfb 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
@@ -851,13 +851,9 @@ char *path_resolve_realpath(char *buf, size_t size, bool resolve_symlinks)
          t++;
       }
       else if (next - p == 1 && p[0] == '.')
-      {
          p += 2;
-      }
       else if (next - p == 0)
-      {
          p += 1;
-      }
       else
       {
          /* fail when truncating */
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_linux.c b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_linux.c
index c454440cd8..70e3a98c80 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_linux.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_linux.c
@@ -92,10 +92,7 @@ static void nbio_begin_op(struct nbio_linux_t* handle, uint16_t op)
    handle->cb.aio_nbytes     = handle->len;
 
    if (io_submit(handle->ctx, 1, &cbp) != 1)
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - io_submit() failed");
       abort();
-   }
 
    handle->busy = true;
 }
@@ -160,21 +157,16 @@ static void nbio_linux_resize(void *data, size_t len)
    if (!handle)
       return;
 
+   /* This works perfectly fine if this check is removed, but it
+    * won't work on other nbio implementations */
+   /* therefore, it's blocked so nobody accidentally relies on it */
    if (len < handle->len)
-   {
-      /* this works perfectly fine if this check is removed, but it
-       * won't work on other nbio implementations */
-      /* therefore, it's blocked so nobody accidentally relies on it */
-      puts("ERROR - attempted file shrink operation, not implemented");
       abort();
-   }
 
    if (ftruncate(handle->fd, len) != 0)
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - couldn't resize file (ftruncate)");
       abort(); /* this one returns void and I can't find any other way
                   for it to report failure */
-   }
+
    handle->ptr = realloc(handle->ptr, len);
    handle->len = len;
 }
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_stdio.c b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_stdio.c
index 52e8eee5eb..9bacacb5a0 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_stdio.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_stdio.c
@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ static void nbio_stdio_begin_read(void *data)
       return;
 
    if (handle->op >= 0)
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - attempted file read operation while busy");
       abort();
-   }
 
    fseek(handle->f, 0, SEEK_SET);
 
@@ -139,10 +136,7 @@ static void nbio_stdio_begin_write(void *data)
       return;
 
    if (handle->op >= 0)
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - attempted file write operation while busy");
       abort();
-   }
 
    fseek(handle->f, 0, SEEK_SET);
    handle->op = NBIO_WRITE;
@@ -200,15 +194,9 @@ static void nbio_stdio_resize(void *data, size_t len)
       return;
 
    if (handle->op >= 0)
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - attempted file resize operation while busy");
       abort();
-   }
    if (len < handle->len)
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - attempted file shrink operation, not implemented");
       abort();
-   }
 
    handle->len      = len;
    handle->progress = len;
@@ -248,10 +236,7 @@ static void nbio_stdio_free(void *data)
    if (!handle)
       return;
    if (handle->op >= 0)
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - attempted free() while busy");
       abort();
-   }
    fclose(handle->f);
    free(handle->data);
 
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_unixmmap.c b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_unixmmap.c
index 29b574738d..8be3a0ea4e 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_unixmmap.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_unixmmap.c
@@ -116,16 +116,12 @@ static void nbio_mmap_unix_resize(void *data, size_t len)
       /* this works perfectly fine if this check is removed, but it
        * won't work on other nbio implementations */
       /* therefore, it's blocked so nobody accidentally relies on it */
-      puts("ERROR - attempted file shrink operation, not implemented");
       abort();
    }
 
    if (ftruncate(handle->fd, len) != 0)
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - couldn't resize file (ftruncate)");
       abort(); /* this one returns void and I can't find any other
                   way for it to report failure */
-   }
 
    munmap(handle->ptr, handle->len);
 
@@ -133,10 +129,7 @@ static void nbio_mmap_unix_resize(void *data, size_t len)
    handle->len = len;
 
    if (handle->ptr == MAP_FAILED)
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - couldn't resize file (mmap)");
       abort();
-   }
 }
 
 static void *nbio_mmap_unix_get_ptr(void *data, size_t* len)
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_windowsmmap.c b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_windowsmmap.c
index cac7194f25..067aca745e 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_windowsmmap.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_windowsmmap.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ static void nbio_mmap_win32_resize(void *data, size_t len)
        * but it won't work on other nbio implementations */
       /* therefore, it's blocked so nobody accidentally
        * relies on it. */
-      puts("ERROR - attempted file shrink operation, not implemented");
       abort();
    }
 
@@ -158,10 +157,7 @@ static void nbio_mmap_win32_resize(void *data, size_t len)
 #endif
 
    if (!SetEndOfFile(handle->file))
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - couldn't resize file (SetEndOfFile)");
       abort(); /* this one returns void and I can't find any other way for it to report failure */
-   }
    handle->len = len;
 
    UnmapViewOfFile(handle->ptr);
@@ -170,10 +166,7 @@ static void nbio_mmap_win32_resize(void *data, size_t len)
    CloseHandle(mem);
 
    if (!handle->ptr)
-   {
-      puts("ERROR - couldn't resize file (MapViewOfFile)");
       abort();
-   }
 }
 
 static void *nbio_mmap_win32_get_ptr(void *data, size_t* len)