diff --git a/src/crc.rs b/src/crc.rs
index 9e60e97cd..f1e20f2bd 100644
--- a/src/crc.rs
+++ b/src/crc.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl<W: Write> CrcWriter<W> {
 
 impl<W: Write> Write for CrcWriter<W> {
     fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        let amt = try!(self.inner.write(buf));
+        let amt = self.inner.write(buf)?;
         self.crc.update(&buf[..amt]);
         Ok(amt)
     }
diff --git a/src/zio.rs b/src/zio.rs
index 1222a6c3e..a8acaaafc 100644
--- a/src/zio.rs
+++ b/src/zio.rs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ impl<W: Write, D: Ops> Writer<W, D> {
         // TODO: should manage this buffer not with `drain` but probably more of
         // a deque-like strategy.
         while self.buf.len() > 0 {
-            let n = try!(self.obj.as_mut().unwrap().write(&self.buf));
+            let n = self.obj.as_mut().unwrap().write(&self.buf)?;
             if n == 0 {
                 return Err(io::ErrorKind::WriteZero.into());
             }