diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 37caffa995..1ef8f30db2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ fn inner_main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
 
     set_up_logging(cli.verbose)?;
 
-    let mut settings = Settings::from_paths(&cli.files)?;
+    let mut settings = Settings::from_paths(&cli.files);
     if !cli.select.is_empty() {
         settings.select(cli.select);
     }
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index e5b8793ba8..efcf6cb152 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use anyhow::Result;
 use glob::Pattern;
 
 use crate::checks::CheckCode;
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ impl Hash for Settings {
 }
 
 impl Settings {
-    pub fn from_paths(paths: &[PathBuf]) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn from_paths(paths: &[PathBuf]) -> Self {
         let (project_root, config) = load_config(paths);
         let mut settings = Settings {
             line_length: config.line_length.unwrap_or(88),
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ impl Settings {
         if let Some(ignore) = &config.ignore {
             settings.ignore(ignore);
         }
-        Ok(settings)
+        settings
     }
 
     pub fn select(&mut self, codes: Vec<CheckCode>) {