diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_metadata.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_metadata.go
index b2d9ba1e69..bd2a8f9b34 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_metadata.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_metadata.go
@@ -69,19 +69,17 @@ func ReadChainConfig(db ethdb.KeyValueReader, hash common.Hash) (*params.ChainCo
 }
 
 // WriteChainConfig writes the chain config settings to the database.
-func WriteChainConfig(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, hash common.Hash, cfg *params.ChainConfig) error {
-	// short circuit and ignore if nil config. GetChainConfig
-	// will return a default.
+func WriteChainConfig(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, hash common.Hash, cfg *params.ChainConfig) {
 	if cfg == nil {
-		return nil
+		return
 	}
-
 	data, err := json.Marshal(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Crit("Failed to JSON encode chain config", "err", err)
-		return err
 	}
-	return db.Put(configKey(hash), data)
+	if err := db.Put(configKey(hash), data); err != nil {
+		log.Crit("Failed to store chain config", "err", err)
+	}
 }
 
 // ReadGenesisStateSpec retrieves the genesis state specification based on the