diff --git a/bump_test.go b/bump_test.go
index 4cdc46a..61308e5 100644
--- a/bump_test.go
+++ b/bump_test.go
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ func TestNewBUMPFromMerkleTreeWithOnlyOneTxid(t *testing.T) {
 	hash, err := chainhash.NewHashFromStr(txidSmallBlock)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	chainHashBlock = append(chainHashBlock, hash)
-	merkles, err := BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(chainHashBlock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	merkles := BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(chainHashBlock)
 	bump, err := NewBUMPFromMerkleTreeAndIndex(fakeMadeUpNum, merkles, uint64(0))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err := bump.CalculateRootGivenTxid(txidSmallBlock)
@@ -66,8 +65,7 @@ func TestNewBUMPFromMerkleTree(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		chainHashBlock = append(chainHashBlock, hash)
 	}
-	merkles, err := BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(chainHashBlock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	merkles := BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(chainHashBlock)
 	for txIndex, txid := range blockTxExample {
 		bump, err := NewBUMPFromMerkleTreeAndIndex(fakeMadeUpNum, merkles, uint64(txIndex))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -108,8 +106,7 @@ func TestTestnetCalculateRootGivenTxid(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		chainHashBlock = append(chainHashBlock, hash)
 	}
-	merkles, err := BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(chainHashBlock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	merkles := BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(chainHashBlock)
 	for txIndex, txid := range testnetBlockExample {
 		bump, err := NewBUMPFromMerkleTreeAndIndex(1575794, merkles, uint64(txIndex))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -161,8 +158,7 @@ func TestTxids(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		chainHashBlock = append(chainHashBlock, hash)
 	}
-	merkles, err := BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(chainHashBlock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	merkles := BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(chainHashBlock)
 
 	bump, err := NewBUMPFromMerkleTreeAndIndex(1575794, merkles, uint64(0))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -177,8 +173,7 @@ func TestOnlySpecifiedPathsStored(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		chainHashBlock = append(chainHashBlock, hash)
 	}
-	merkles, err := BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(chainHashBlock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	merkles := BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(chainHashBlock)
 
 	for idx := range blockTxExample {
 		bump, err := NewBUMPFromMerkleTreeAndIndex(1575794, merkles, uint64(idx))
diff --git a/merkleroot.go b/merkleroot.go
index 68be47f..8404256 100644
--- a/merkleroot.go
+++ b/merkleroot.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func BuildMerkleTreeStore(txids []string) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 // BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash has the same functionality as BuildMerkleTreeStore but uses chainhash as a type to avoid string conversions.
-func BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(txids []*chainhash.Hash) ([]*chainhash.Hash, error) {
+func BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(txids []*chainhash.Hash) []*chainhash.Hash {
 	// // Calculate how many entries are re?n array of that size.
 	nextPoT := nextPowerOfTwo(len(txids))
 	arraySize := nextPoT*2 - 1
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(txids []*chainhash.Hash) ([]*chainhash.Hash,
 		offset++
 	}
 
-	return merkles, nil
+	return merkles
 }
 
 // nextPowerOfTwo returns the next highest power of two from a given number if
diff --git a/merkleroot_test.go b/merkleroot_test.go
index f1e6bf5..0606c2c 100644
--- a/merkleroot_test.go
+++ b/merkleroot_test.go
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ func TestBuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(t *testing.T) {
 		transactionHashes[i], _ = chainhash.NewHashFromStr(txid)
 	}
 
-	merkleTreeChainStore, err := bc.BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(transactionHashes)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	merkleTreeChainStore := bc.BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(transactionHashes)
 
 	actual := merkleTreeChainStore[len(merkleTreeChainStore)-1].String()
 
@@ -114,8 +113,7 @@ func TestBuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHashDifferentSizes(t *testing.T) {
 			transactionHashes[idx] = h
 		}
 
-		merkleTreeChainStore, err := bc.BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(transactionHashes)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		merkleTreeChainStore := bc.BuildMerkleTreeStoreChainHash(transactionHashes)
 
 		actual := merkleTreeChainStore[len(merkleTreeChainStore)-1].String()