diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp
index 7c7fa5618e9be..74db59e6f6adc 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "AudioMixer"
 //#define LOG_NDEBUG 0
 
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -169,13 +170,12 @@ status_t AudioMixer::disable(int name)
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-status_t AudioMixer::setActiveTrack(int track)
+void AudioMixer::setActiveTrack(int track)
 {
-    if (uint32_t(track-TRACK0) >= MAX_NUM_TRACKS) {
-        return BAD_VALUE;
-    }
-    mActiveTrack = track - TRACK0;
-    return NO_ERROR;
+    // this also catches track < TRACK0
+    track -= TRACK0;
+    assert(uint32_t(track) < MAX_NUM_TRACKS);
+    mActiveTrack = track;
 }
 
 status_t AudioMixer::setParameter(int target, int name, void *value)
@@ -332,10 +332,9 @@ void AudioMixer::track_t::adjustVolumeRamp(bool aux)
 }
 
 
-status_t AudioMixer::setBufferProvider(AudioBufferProvider* buffer)
+void AudioMixer::setBufferProvider(AudioBufferProvider* buffer)
 {
     mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ].bufferProvider = buffer;
-    return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.h
index 75c91700e3525..6f31c5d32d911 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.h
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ public:
     status_t    enable(int name);
     status_t    disable(int name);
 
-    status_t    setActiveTrack(int track);
+    void        setActiveTrack(int track);
     status_t    setParameter(int target, int name, void *value);
 
-    status_t    setBufferProvider(AudioBufferProvider* bufferProvider);
+    void        setBufferProvider(AudioBufferProvider* bufferProvider);
     void        process();
 
     uint32_t    trackNames() const { return mTrackNames; }