diff --git a/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go b/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
index f63aba07f1..4b683569a4 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
@@ -408,11 +408,12 @@ func checkStateContent(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func showDBStats(db ethdb.KeyValueStater) {
-	if stats, err := db.Stat(); err != nil {
+	stats, err := db.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn("Failed to read database stats", "error", err)
-	} else {
-		fmt.Println(stats)
+		return
 	}
+	fmt.Println(stats)
 }
 
 func dbStats(ctx *cli.Context) error {
diff --git a/core/rawdb/table.go b/core/rawdb/table.go
index 4687ff07fe..90849fe9d9 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/table.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/table.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (t *table) NewIterator(prefix []byte, start []byte) ethdb.Iterator {
 	}
 }
 
-// Stat returns a particular internal stat of the database.
+// Stat returns the statistic data of the database.
 func (t *table) Stat() (string, error) {
 	return t.db.Stat()
 }
diff --git a/ethdb/memorydb/memorydb.go b/ethdb/memorydb/memorydb.go
index fa306c56d1..9b0872f89a 100644
--- a/ethdb/memorydb/memorydb.go
+++ b/ethdb/memorydb/memorydb.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (db *Database) NewSnapshot() (ethdb.Snapshot, error) {
 	return newSnapshot(db), nil
 }
 
-// Stat returns a particular internal stat of the database.
+// Stat returns the statistic data of the database.
 func (db *Database) Stat() (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
 }