diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index d51aa6d85..60ce50776 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -3049,7 +3049,7 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId], chat_id: ChatId)
             .query_map(
                 format!(
                     "SELECT id FROM msgs WHERE id IN({}) ORDER BY timestamp,id",
-                    sql::repeat_vars(msg_ids.len())?
+                    sql::repeat_vars(msg_ids.len())
                 ),
                 rusqlite::params_from_iter(msg_ids),
                 |row| row.get::<_, MsgId>(0),
diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index cd8406929..de82debbf 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ impl Contact {
                  AND (iif(c.name='',c.authname,c.name) LIKE ? OR c.addr LIKE ?) \
                  AND (1=? OR LENGTH(ps.verified_key_fingerprint)!=0)  \
                  ORDER BY LOWER(iif(c.name='',c.authname,c.name)||c.addr),c.id;",
-                        sql::repeat_vars(self_addrs.len())?
+                        sql::repeat_vars(self_addrs.len())
                     ),
                     rusqlite::params_from_iter(params_iter(&self_addrs).chain(params_iterv![
                         ContactId::LAST_SPECIAL,
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ impl Contact {
                  AND origin>=?
                  AND blocked=0
                  ORDER BY LOWER(iif(name='',authname,name)||addr),id;",
-                        sql::repeat_vars(self_addrs.len())?
+                        sql::repeat_vars(self_addrs.len())
                     ),
                     rusqlite::params_from_iter(params_iter(&self_addrs).chain(params_iterv![
                         ContactId::LAST_SPECIAL,
diff --git a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
index 0be5ff53e..7b644df39 100644
--- a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@ async fn create_adhoc_grp_id(context: &Context, member_ids: &[ContactId]) -> Res
     let member_cs = context.get_primary_self_addr().await?.to_lowercase();
     let query = format!(
         "SELECT addr FROM contacts WHERE id IN({}) AND id!=?",
-        sql::repeat_vars(member_ids.len())?
+        sql::repeat_vars(member_ids.len())
     );
     let mut params = Vec::new();
     params.extend_from_slice(member_ids);
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ async fn check_verified_properties(
             format!(
                 "SELECT c.addr, LENGTH(ps.verified_key_fingerprint)  FROM contacts c  \
              LEFT JOIN acpeerstates ps ON c.addr=ps.addr  WHERE c.id IN({}) ",
-                sql::repeat_vars(to_ids.len())?
+                sql::repeat_vars(to_ids.len())
             ),
             rusqlite::params_from_iter(to_ids),
             |row| {
diff --git a/src/ephemeral.rs b/src/ephemeral.rs
index 565dd8e00..3fc251b15 100644
--- a/src/ephemeral.rs
+++ b/src/ephemeral.rs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn start_ephemeral_timers_msgids(
                 "UPDATE msgs SET ephemeral_timestamp = ? + ephemeral_timer
          WHERE (ephemeral_timestamp == 0 OR ephemeral_timestamp > ? + ephemeral_timer) AND ephemeral_timer > 0
          AND id IN ({})",
-                sql::repeat_vars(msg_ids.len())?
+                sql::repeat_vars(msg_ids.len())
             ),
             rusqlite::params_from_iter(
                 std::iter::once(&now as &dyn crate::ToSql)
diff --git a/src/imap.rs b/src/imap.rs
index 088e6bec9..64736dbc5 100644
--- a/src/imap.rs
+++ b/src/imap.rs
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ impl Imap {
             .execute(
                 format!(
                     "DELETE FROM imap WHERE id IN ({})",
-                    sql::repeat_vars(row_ids.len())?
+                    sql::repeat_vars(row_ids.len())
                 ),
                 rusqlite::params_from_iter(row_ids),
             )
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ impl Imap {
                         .execute(
                             format!(
                                 "DELETE FROM imap WHERE id IN ({})",
-                                sql::repeat_vars(row_ids.len())?
+                                sql::repeat_vars(row_ids.len())
                             ),
                             rusqlite::params_from_iter(row_ids),
                         )
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ impl Imap {
                     .execute(
                         format!(
                             "UPDATE imap SET target='' WHERE id IN ({})",
-                            sql::repeat_vars(row_ids.len())?
+                            sql::repeat_vars(row_ids.len())
                         ),
                         rusqlite::params_from_iter(row_ids),
                     )
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ impl Imap {
                     .execute(
                         format!(
                             "DELETE FROM imap_markseen WHERE id IN ({})",
-                            sql::repeat_vars(rowid_set.len())?
+                            sql::repeat_vars(rowid_set.len())
                         ),
                         rusqlite::params_from_iter(rowid_set),
                     )
diff --git a/src/job.rs b/src/job.rs
index 65c4b1e73..20856eef0 100644
--- a/src/job.rs
+++ b/src/job.rs
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ async fn kill_ids(context: &Context, job_ids: &[u32]) -> Result<()> {
     }
     let q = format!(
         "DELETE FROM jobs WHERE id IN({})",
-        sql::repeat_vars(job_ids.len())?
+        sql::repeat_vars(job_ids.len())
     );
     context
         .sql
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index c2b4d6b8e..b13d5b9e1 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ pub async fn markseen_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: Vec<MsgId>) -> Result<()>
                     c.blocked AS blocked
                  FROM msgs m LEFT JOIN chats c ON c.id=m.chat_id
                  WHERE m.id IN ({}) AND m.chat_id>9",
-                sql::repeat_vars(msg_ids.len())?
+                sql::repeat_vars(msg_ids.len())
             ),
             rusqlite::params_from_iter(&msg_ids),
             |row| {
diff --git a/src/sql.rs b/src/sql.rs
index 96162fc56..2706f498d 100644
--- a/src/sql.rs
+++ b/src/sql.rs
@@ -843,10 +843,10 @@ async fn prune_tombstones(sql: &Sql) -> Result<()> {
 ///
 /// Use this together with [`rusqlite::ParamsFromIter`] to use dynamically generated
 /// parameter lists.
-pub fn repeat_vars(count: usize) -> Result<String> {
+pub fn repeat_vars(count: usize) -> String {
     let mut s = "?,".repeat(count);
     s.pop(); // Remove trailing comma
-    Ok(s)
+    s
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]