diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
index b9b61b79d11..0c9ffeef616 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
@@ -25,22 +25,20 @@ TestFrameworkManager::~TestFrameworkManager()
     s_instance = nullptr;
 }
 
-bool TestFrameworkManager::registerTestFramework(ITestFramework *framework)
+void TestFrameworkManager::registerTestFramework(ITestFramework *framework)
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(framework, return false);
-    QTC_ASSERT(!m_registeredFrameworks.contains(framework), return false);
+    QTC_ASSERT(framework, return);
+    QTC_ASSERT(!m_registeredFrameworks.contains(framework), return);
     // TODO check for unique priority before registering
     m_registeredFrameworks.append(framework);
     Utils::sort(m_registeredFrameworks, &ITestFramework::priority);
-    return true;
 }
 
-bool TestFrameworkManager::registerTestTool(ITestTool *testTool)
+void TestFrameworkManager::registerTestTool(ITestTool *testTool)
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(testTool, return false);
-    QTC_ASSERT(!m_registeredTestTools.contains(testTool), return false);
+    QTC_ASSERT(testTool, return);
+    QTC_ASSERT(!m_registeredTestTools.contains(testTool), return);
     m_registeredTestTools.append(testTool);
-    return true;
 }
 
 void TestFrameworkManager::activateFrameworksAndToolsFromSettings()
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h
index e42001dc2d4..444ea3fc2fe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public:
     TestFrameworkManager();
     ~TestFrameworkManager();
 
-    bool registerTestFramework(ITestFramework *framework);
-    bool registerTestTool(ITestTool *testTool);
+    void registerTestFramework(ITestFramework *framework);
+    void registerTestTool(ITestTool *testTool);
     void synchronizeSettings();
 
     static ITestFramework *frameworkForId(Utils::Id frameworkId);