diff --git a/src/basic/stat-util.c b/src/basic/stat-util.c
index 150605e86d5..6eaa3da4592 100644
--- a/src/basic/stat-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/stat-util.c
@@ -152,17 +152,6 @@ int null_or_empty_path_with_root(const char *fn, const char *root) {
         return null_or_empty(&st);
 }
 
-int null_or_empty_fd(int fd) {
-        struct stat st;
-
-        assert(fd >= 0);
-
-        if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0)
-                return -errno;
-
-        return null_or_empty(&st);
-}
-
 static int fd_is_read_only_fs(int fd) {
         struct statvfs st;
 
diff --git a/src/basic/stat-util.h b/src/basic/stat-util.h
index 4bf15a731d9..24684d5794a 100644
--- a/src/basic/stat-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/stat-util.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static inline int dir_is_empty(const char *path, bool ignore_hidden_or_backup) {
 
 bool null_or_empty(struct stat *st) _pure_;
 int null_or_empty_path_with_root(const char *fn, const char *root);
-int null_or_empty_fd(int fd);
 
 static inline int null_or_empty_path(const char *fn) {
         return null_or_empty_path_with_root(fn, NULL);
diff --git a/src/shared/exec-util.c b/src/shared/exec-util.c
index ac68cbc4cb1..a2e8f428e69 100644
--- a/src/shared/exec-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/exec-util.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int do_spawn(const char *path, char *argv[], int stdout_fd, pid_t *pid, b
         pid_t _pid;
         int r;
 
-        if (null_or_empty_path(path)) {
+        if (null_or_empty_path(path) > 0) {
                 log_debug("%s is empty (a mask).", path);
                 return 0;
         }
diff --git a/src/udev/udev-rules.c b/src/udev/udev-rules.c
index f7a1bb3bb00..a019f64c6c7 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-rules.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-rules.c
@@ -1436,8 +1436,12 @@ int udev_rules_parse_file(UdevRules *rules, const char *filename, bool extra_che
         assert(filename);
 
         f = fopen(filename, "re");
-        if (!f)
+        if (!f) {
+                if (errno == ENOENT)
+                        return 0;
+
                 return log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to open %s, ignoring: %m", filename);
+        }
 
         if (fstat(fileno(f), &st) < 0)
                 return log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to stat %s, ignoring: %m", filename);