diff --git a/src/ibrowse_http_client.erl b/src/ibrowse_http_client.erl
index c2c78e6..64fc443 100644
--- a/src/ibrowse_http_client.erl
+++ b/src/ibrowse_http_client.erl
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ handle_info({ssl, _Sock, Data}, State) ->
 
 handle_info({stream_next, Req_id}, #state{socket = Socket,
                                           cur_req = #request{req_id = Req_id}} = State) ->
-    ok = do_setopts(Socket, [{active, once}], State),
+    _ = do_setopts(Socket, [{active, once}], State),
     {noreply, set_inac_timer(State)};
 
 handle_info({stream_next, _Req_id}, State) ->
@@ -296,12 +296,12 @@ handle_sock_data(Data, #state{status = get_header}=State) ->
             shutting_down(State),
             {stop, normal, State};
         #state{socket = Socket, status = Status, cur_req = CurReq} = State_1 ->
-            case {Status, CurReq} of
-                {get_header, #request{caller_controls_socket = true}} ->
-                    ok = do_setopts(Socket, [{active, once}], State_1);
-                _ ->
-                    active_once(State_1)
-            end,
+            _ = case {Status, CurReq} of
+		    {get_header, #request{caller_controls_socket = true}} ->
+			do_setopts(Socket, [{active, once}], State_1);
+		    _ ->
+			active_once(State_1)
+		end,
             {noreply, set_inac_timer(State_1)}
     end;
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ handle_sock_data(Data, #state{status           = get_body,
                                             {error, {Reason, {stat_code, StatCode}, Headers}}),
                     {stop, normal, State};
                 State_1 ->
-                    active_once(State_1),
+                    _ = active_once(State_1),
                     State_2 = set_inac_timer(State_1),
                     {noreply, State_2}
             end;
@@ -333,14 +333,14 @@ handle_sock_data(Data, #state{status           = get_body,
                     {stop, normal, State};
                 #state{cur_req = #request{caller_controls_socket = Ccs},
                        interim_reply_sent = Irs} = State_1 ->
-                    case Irs of
-                        true ->
-                            active_once(State_1);
-                        false when Ccs == true ->
-                            ok = do_setopts(Socket, [{active, once}], State);
-                        false ->
-                            active_once(State_1)
-                    end,
+                    _ = case Irs of
+			    true ->
+				active_once(State_1);
+			    false when Ccs == true ->
+				do_setopts(Socket, [{active, once}], State);
+			    false ->
+				active_once(State_1)
+			end,
                     State_2 = State_1#state{interim_reply_sent = false},
                     case Ccs of
                     true ->
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ handle_sock_data(Data, #state{status           = get_body,
                         {noreply, set_inac_timer(State_2)}
                     end;
                 State_1 ->
-                    active_once(State_1),
+                    _ = active_once(State_1),
                     State_2 = set_inac_timer(State_1),
                     {noreply, State_2}
             end
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ do_close(#state{socket = Sock, is_ssl = false}) ->  catch gen_tcp:close(Sock).
 active_once(#state{cur_req = #request{caller_controls_socket = true}}) ->
     ok;
 active_once(#state{socket = Socket} = State) ->
-    ok = do_setopts(Socket, [{active, once}], State).
+    _ = do_setopts(Socket, [{active, once}], State).
 
 do_setopts(_Sock, [],   _)    ->  ok;
 do_setopts(Sock, Opts, #state{is_ssl = true,
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ send_req_1(From,
             case do_send_body(Body_1, State_1, TE) of
                 {ok, _Sent_body} ->
                     trace_request_body(Body_1),
-                    ok = active_once(State_1),
+                    _ = active_once(State_1),
                     State_1_1 = inc_pipeline_counter(State_1),
                     State_2 = State_1_1#state{status     = get_header,
                                               cur_req    = NewReq,
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ send_req_1(From,
                     NewReq_1 = NewReq#request{raw_req = Raw_req},
                     State_1 = State#state{reqs=queue:in(NewReq_1, State#state.reqs)},
                     State_2 = inc_pipeline_counter(State_1),
-                    active_once(State_2),
+                    _ = active_once(State_2),
                     State_3 = case Status of
                                   idle ->
                                       State_2#state{
@@ -1486,12 +1486,8 @@ set_cur_request(#state{reqs = Reqs, socket = Socket} = State) ->
         empty ->
             State#state{cur_req = undefined};
         {value, #request{caller_controls_socket = Ccs} = NextReq} ->
-            case Ccs of
-                true ->
-                    ok = do_setopts(Socket, [{active, once}], State);
-                _ ->
-                    ok
-            end,
+            _ = Ccs =:= true
+		andalso do_setopts(Socket, [{active, once}], State),
             State#state{cur_req = NextReq}
     end.
 
@@ -1943,14 +1939,13 @@ dec_pipeline_counter(#state{lb_ets_tid = undefined} = State) ->
     State;
 dec_pipeline_counter(#state{cur_pipeline_size = Pipe_sz,
                             lb_ets_tid = Tid} = State) ->
-    try
-        update_counter(Tid, self(), {2,-1,0,0}),
-        update_counter(Tid, self(), {3,-1,0,0}),
-        ok
-    catch
-        _:_ ->
-            ok
-    end,
+    _ = try
+	    update_counter(Tid, self(), {2,-1,0,0}),
+	    update_counter(Tid, self(), {3,-1,0,0})
+	catch
+	    _:_ ->
+		ok
+	end,
     State#state{cur_pipeline_size = Pipe_sz - 1}.
 
 flatten([H | _] = L) when is_integer(H) ->