diff --git a/backend/genesys_gl841.cc b/backend/genesys_gl841.cc
index dc78bebcc..7569fb00d 100644
--- a/backend/genesys_gl841.cc
+++ b/backend/genesys_gl841.cc
@@ -3020,20 +3020,13 @@ gl841_detect_document_end (Genesys_Device * dev)
        * amount of data to scan form the hardware settings
        */
         try {
-            status = sanei_genesys_read_scancnt(dev, &scancnt);
+            sanei_genesys_read_scancnt(dev, &scancnt);
         } catch (...) {
             dev->total_bytes_to_read = dev->total_bytes_read;
             dev->read_bytes_left = 0;
             throw;
         }
 
-        if(status!=SANE_STATUS_GOOD)
-        {
-          dev->total_bytes_to_read = dev->total_bytes_read;
-          dev->read_bytes_left = 0;
-          DBG(DBG_proc, "%s: finished\n", __func__);
-          return SANE_STATUS_GOOD;
-        }
       if (dev->settings.scan_mode == ScanColorMode::COLOR_SINGLE_PASS && dev->model->is_cis)
         {
           scancnt/=3;
diff --git a/backend/genesys_gl843.cc b/backend/genesys_gl843.cc
index 1cab0af7e..ffde5533b 100644
--- a/backend/genesys_gl843.cc
+++ b/backend/genesys_gl843.cc
@@ -1947,18 +1947,13 @@ gl843_detect_document_end (Genesys_Device * dev)
       read_bytes_left = (int) dev->read_bytes_left;
       DBG(DBG_io, "%s: read_bytes_left=%d\n", __func__, read_bytes_left);
 
-      /* get lines read */
+        // get lines read
         try {
-            status = sanei_genesys_read_scancnt(dev, &scancnt);
+            sanei_genesys_read_scancnt(dev, &scancnt);
         } catch (...) {
             flines = 0;
         }
-      if (status != SANE_STATUS_GOOD)
-	{
-	  flines = 0;
-	}
-      else
-	{
+
 	  /* compute number of line read */
 	  tmp = (int) dev->total_bytes_read;
           if (depth == 1 || dev->settings.scan_mode == ScanColorMode::LINEART)
@@ -1970,7 +1965,6 @@ gl843_detect_document_end (Genesys_Device * dev)
 	  flines = scancnt - flines;
 
 	  DBG(DBG_io, "%s: %d scanned but not read lines\n", __func__, flines);
-	}
 
       /* adjust number of bytes to read
        * we need to read the final bytes which are word per line * number of last lines
diff --git a/backend/genesys_low.cc b/backend/genesys_low.cc
index 4323036ee..24edb8b6e 100644
--- a/backend/genesys_low.cc
+++ b/backend/genesys_low.cc
@@ -770,8 +770,7 @@ sanei_genesys_read_valid_words (Genesys_Device * dev, unsigned int *words)
 /** read the number of lines scanned
  * ie registers 4b-4c-4d
  */
-SANE_Status
-sanei_genesys_read_scancnt (Genesys_Device * dev, unsigned int *words)
+void sanei_genesys_read_scancnt(Genesys_Device* dev, unsigned int* words)
 {
     DBG_HELPER(dbg);
   uint8_t value;
@@ -799,7 +798,6 @@ sanei_genesys_read_scancnt (Genesys_Device * dev, unsigned int *words)
     }
 
   DBG(DBG_proc, "%s: %d lines\n", __func__, *words);
-  return SANE_STATUS_GOOD;
 }
 
 /** @brief Check if the scanner's internal data buffer is empty
diff --git a/backend/genesys_low.h b/backend/genesys_low.h
index 7f038a2a4..f7829be11 100644
--- a/backend/genesys_low.h
+++ b/backend/genesys_low.h
@@ -1756,8 +1756,7 @@ sanei_genesys_init_shading_data (Genesys_Device * dev, const Genesys_Sensor& sen
 extern SANE_Status sanei_genesys_read_valid_words (Genesys_Device * dev,
 						  unsigned int *steps);
 
-extern SANE_Status sanei_genesys_read_scancnt (Genesys_Device * dev,
-						  unsigned int *steps);
+extern void sanei_genesys_read_scancnt(Genesys_Device* dev, unsigned int* steps);
 
 extern SANE_Status sanei_genesys_read_feed_steps (Genesys_Device * dev,
 						  unsigned int *steps);