diff --git a/src/hb-coretext.cc b/src/hb-coretext.cc
index 84cc22fd9..61f9c35a1 100644
--- a/src/hb-coretext.cc
+++ b/src/hb-coretext.cc
@@ -670,15 +670,11 @@ _hb_coretext_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
       feature_event_t *event;
 
       event = feature_events.push ();
-      if (unlikely (!event))
-	goto fail_features;
       event->index = features[i].start;
       event->start = true;
       event->feature = feature;
 
       event = feature_events.push ();
-      if (unlikely (!event))
-	goto fail_features;
       event->index = features[i].end;
       event->start = false;
       event->feature = feature;
@@ -692,8 +688,6 @@ _hb_coretext_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
       feature.order = num_features + 1;
 
       feature_event_t *event = feature_events.push ();
-      if (unlikely (!event))
-	goto fail_features;
       event->index = 0; /* This value does magic. */
       event->start = false;
       event->feature = feature;
@@ -710,8 +704,6 @@ _hb_coretext_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
       {
         /* Save a snapshot of active features and the range. */
 	range_record_t *range = range_records.push ();
-	if (unlikely (!range))
-	  goto fail_features;
 
 	if (active_features.len)
 	{
@@ -769,10 +761,9 @@ _hb_coretext_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
 	last_index = event->index;
       }
 
-      if (event->start) {
-        active_feature_t *feature = active_features.push (event->feature);
-	if (unlikely (!feature))
-	  goto fail_features;
+      if (event->start)
+      {
+        active_features.push (event->feature);
       } else {
         active_feature_t *feature = active_features.find (&event->feature);
 	if (feature)
@@ -780,11 +771,6 @@ _hb_coretext_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
       }
     }
   }
-  else
-  {
-  fail_features:
-    num_features = 0;
-  }
 
   unsigned int scratch_size;
   hb_buffer_t::scratch_buffer_t *scratch = buffer->get_scratch_buffer (&scratch_size);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cmap-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-cmap-table.hh
index 731aa4109..c1903f6e3 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cmap-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cmap-table.hh
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ struct CmapSubtableFormat4
     }
 
     // There must be a final entry with end_code == 0xFFFF. Check if we need to add one.
-    if (segment == nullptr || segment->end_code != 0xFFFF) {
+    if (segment == nullptr || segment->end_code != 0xFFFF)
+    {
       segment = segments->push ();
       segment->start_code.set (0xFFFF);
       segment->end_code.set (0xFFFF);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
index adb00536d..8d1471a33 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
@@ -1099,8 +1099,7 @@ struct hb_get_subtables_context_t :
   inline return_t dispatch (const T &obj)
   {
     hb_applicable_t *entry = array.push();
-    if (likely (entry))
-      entry->init (&obj, apply_to<T>);
+    entry->init (&obj, apply_to<T>);
     return HB_VOID;
   }
   static return_t default_return_value (void) { return HB_VOID; }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-map.cc b/src/hb-ot-map.cc
index b7cbafaa4..504f09453 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-map.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-map.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ void hb_ot_map_builder_t::add_feature (hb_tag_t tag, unsigned int value,
 				       hb_ot_map_feature_flags_t flags)
 {
   feature_info_t *info = feature_infos.push();
-  if (unlikely (!info)) return;
   if (unlikely (!tag)) return;
   info->tag = tag;
   info->seq = feature_infos.len;
@@ -108,8 +107,6 @@ hb_ot_map_builder_t::add_lookups (hb_ot_map_t  &m,
       if (lookup_indices[i] >= table_lookup_count)
 	continue;
       hb_ot_map_t::lookup_map_t *lookup = m.lookups[table_index].push ();
-      if (unlikely (!lookup))
-        return;
       lookup->mask = mask;
       lookup->index = lookup_indices[i];
       lookup->auto_zwnj = auto_zwnj;
@@ -124,10 +121,8 @@ hb_ot_map_builder_t::add_lookups (hb_ot_map_t  &m,
 void hb_ot_map_builder_t::add_pause (unsigned int table_index, hb_ot_map_t::pause_func_t pause_func)
 {
   stage_info_t *s = stages[table_index].push ();
-  if (likely (s)) {
-    s->index = current_stage[table_index];
-    s->pause_func = pause_func;
-  }
+  s->index = current_stage[table_index];
+  s->pause_func = pause_func;
 
   current_stage[table_index]++;
 }
@@ -238,8 +233,6 @@ hb_ot_map_builder_t::compile (hb_ot_map_t  &m,
 
 
     hb_ot_map_t::feature_map_t *map = m.features.push ();
-    if (unlikely (!map))
-      break;
 
     map->tag = info->tag;
     map->index[0] = feature_index[0];
@@ -321,10 +314,8 @@ hb_ot_map_builder_t::compile (hb_ot_map_t  &m,
 
       if (stage_index < stages[table_index].len && stages[table_index][stage_index].index == stage) {
 	hb_ot_map_t::stage_map_t *stage_map = m.stages[table_index].push ();
-	if (likely (stage_map)) {
-	  stage_map->last_lookup = last_num_lookups;
-	  stage_map->pause_func = stages[table_index][stage_index].pause_func;
-	}
+	stage_map->last_lookup = last_num_lookups;
+	stage_map->pause_func = stages[table_index][stage_index].pause_func;
 
 	stage_index++;
       }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh
index 2762eb594..ab3c05356 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh
@@ -125,11 +125,7 @@ struct post
 
       const uint8_t *end = (uint8_t *) table + table_length;
       for (const uint8_t *data = pool; data < end && data + *data <= end; data += 1 + *data)
-      {
-	uint32_t *offset = index_to_offset.push (data - pool);
-	if (unlikely (!offset))
-	  break;
-      }
+	index_to_offset.push (data - pool);
     }
     inline void fini (void)
     {
diff --git a/src/hb-private.hh b/src/hb-private.hh
index 6fee049d1..cdb6c3062 100644
--- a/src/hb-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-private.hh
@@ -658,17 +658,14 @@ struct hb_vector_t
   inline Type *push (void)
   {
     if (unlikely (!resize (len + 1)))
-      return nullptr;
-
+      return &Crap(Type);
     return &arrayZ[len - 1];
   }
   inline Type *push (const Type& v)
   {
-    if (unlikely (!resize (len + 1)))
-      return nullptr;
-
-    arrayZ[len - 1] = v;
-    return &arrayZ[len - 1];
+    Type *p = push ();
+    *p = v;
+    return p;
   }
 
   /* Allocate for size but don't adjust len. */
diff --git a/src/hb-subset-plan.cc b/src/hb-subset-plan.cc
index 97ff14cf5..7100efc87 100644
--- a/src/hb-subset-plan.cc
+++ b/src/hb-subset-plan.cc
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ _populate_gids_to_retain (hb_face_t *face,
   glyphs->alloc (all_gids_to_retain->get_population ());
   gid = HB_SET_VALUE_INVALID;
   while (all_gids_to_retain->next (&gid))
-  {
     glyphs->push (gid);
-  }
 
   hb_set_destroy (all_gids_to_retain);
   glyf.fini ();
diff --git a/src/hb-subset.cc b/src/hb-subset.cc
index d631fc7ce..4d2dc2937 100644
--- a/src/hb-subset.cc
+++ b/src/hb-subset.cc
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@ hb_subset_face_add_table (hb_face_t *face, hb_tag_t tag, hb_blob_t *blob)
 
   hb_subset_face_data_t *data = (hb_subset_face_data_t *) face->user_data;
   hb_subset_face_data_t::table_entry_t *entry = data->tables.push ();
-  if (unlikely (!entry))
-    return false;
 
   entry->tag = tag;
   entry->blob = hb_blob_reference (blob);
diff --git a/src/hb-uniscribe.cc b/src/hb-uniscribe.cc
index 3b52ad3f5..6d6afe80a 100644
--- a/src/hb-uniscribe.cc
+++ b/src/hb-uniscribe.cc
@@ -646,15 +646,11 @@ _hb_uniscribe_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
       feature_event_t *event;
 
       event = feature_events.push ();
-      if (unlikely (!event))
-	goto fail_features;
       event->index = features[i].start;
       event->start = true;
       event->feature = feature;
 
       event = feature_events.push ();
-      if (unlikely (!event))
-	goto fail_features;
       event->index = features[i].end;
       event->start = false;
       event->feature = feature;
@@ -668,8 +664,6 @@ _hb_uniscribe_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
       feature.order = num_features + 1;
 
       feature_event_t *event = feature_events.push ();
-      if (unlikely (!event))
-	goto fail_features;
       event->index = 0; /* This value does magic. */
       event->start = false;
       event->feature = feature;
@@ -686,8 +680,6 @@ _hb_uniscribe_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
       {
         /* Save a snapshot of active features and the range. */
 	range_record_t *range = range_records.push ();
-	if (unlikely (!range))
-	  goto fail_features;
 
 	unsigned int offset = feature_records.len;
 
@@ -696,8 +688,7 @@ _hb_uniscribe_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
 	{
 	  if (!j || active_features[j].rec.tagFeature != feature_records[feature_records.len - 1].tagFeature)
 	  {
-	    if (unlikely (!feature_records.push (active_features[j].rec)))
-	      goto fail_features;
+	    feature_records.push (active_features[j].rec);
 	  }
 	  else
 	  {
@@ -716,10 +707,12 @@ _hb_uniscribe_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
 	last_index = event->index;
       }
 
-      if (event->start) {
-	if (unlikely (!active_features.push (event->feature)))
-	  goto fail_features;
-      } else {
+      if (event->start)
+      {
+	active_features.push (event->feature);
+      }
+      else
+      {
         active_feature_t *feature = active_features.find (&event->feature);
 	if (feature)
 	  active_features.remove (feature - active_features.arrayZ);
@@ -727,7 +720,7 @@ _hb_uniscribe_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
     }
 
     if (!range_records.len) /* No active feature found. */
-      goto fail_features;
+      num_features = 0;
 
     /* Fixup the pointers. */
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < range_records.len; i++)
@@ -736,11 +729,6 @@ _hb_uniscribe_shape (hb_shape_plan_t    *shape_plan,
       range->props.potfRecords = feature_records.arrayZ + reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t> (range->props.potfRecords);
     }
   }
-  else
-  {
-  fail_features:
-    num_features = 0;
-  }
 
 #define FAIL(...) \
   HB_STMT_START { \