diff --git a/sched/group/group.h b/sched/group/group.h
index 484239d82c..3ce0a8947a 100644
--- a/sched/group/group.h
+++ b/sched/group/group.h
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ void task_initialize(void);
 int  group_initialize(FAR struct task_tcb_s *tcb, uint8_t ttype);
 void group_postinitialize(FAR struct task_tcb_s *tcb);
 #ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_PTHREAD
-int  group_bind(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb);
-int  group_join(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb);
+void group_bind(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb);
+void group_join(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb);
 #endif
 void group_leave(FAR struct tcb_s *tcb);
 void group_drop(FAR struct task_group_s *group);
diff --git a/sched/group/group_join.c b/sched/group/group_join.c
index 48befc1d3b..25a72c45cf 100644
--- a/sched/group/group_join.c
+++ b/sched/group/group_join.c
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@
  * Input Parameters:
  *   tcb - The TCB of the new "child" task that need to join the group.
  *
- * Returned Value:
- *   0 (OK) on success; a negated errno value on failure.
- *
  * Assumptions:
  * - The parent task from which the group will be inherited is the task at
  *   the head of the ready to run list.
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int group_bind(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb)
+void group_bind(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb)
 {
   FAR struct tcb_s *ptcb = this_task();
 
@@ -71,7 +68,6 @@ int group_bind(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb)
   /* Copy the group reference from the parent to the child */
 
   tcb->cmn.group = ptcb->group;
-  return OK;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -83,9 +79,6 @@ int group_bind(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb)
  * Input Parameters:
  *   tcb - The TCB of the new "child" task that need to join the group.
  *
- * Returned Value:
- *   0 (OK) on success; a negated errno value on failure.
- *
  * Assumptions:
  * - The parent task from which the group will be inherited is the task at
  *   the head of the ready to run list.
@@ -94,7 +87,7 @@ int group_bind(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb)
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int group_join(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb)
+void group_join(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb)
 {
   FAR struct task_group_s *group;
   irqstate_t flags;
@@ -110,8 +103,6 @@ int group_join(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *tcb)
   flags = spin_lock_irqsave(NULL);
   sq_addfirst(&tcb->cmn.member, &group->tg_members);
   spin_unlock_irqrestore(NULL, flags);
-
-  return OK;
 }
 
 #endif /* !CONFIG_DISABLE_PTHREAD */
diff --git a/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c b/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c
index 1ba6c1b3ba..ec0e5f86c2 100644
--- a/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c
+++ b/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c
@@ -178,15 +178,13 @@ int nx_pthread_create(pthread_trampoline_t trampoline, FAR pthread_t *thread,
                       FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr,
                       pthread_startroutine_t entry, pthread_addr_t arg)
 {
+  pthread_attr_t default_attr = g_default_pthread_attr;
   FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *ptcb;
   struct sched_param param;
   FAR struct tcb_s *parent;
   int policy;
   int errcode;
-  pid_t pid;
   int ret;
-  bool group_joined = false;
-  pthread_attr_t default_attr = g_default_pthread_attr;
 
   DEBUGASSERT(trampoline != NULL);
 
@@ -226,12 +224,7 @@ int nx_pthread_create(pthread_trampoline_t trampoline, FAR pthread_t *thread,
    * group).
    */
 
-  ret = group_bind(ptcb);
-  if (ret < 0)
-    {
-      errcode = ENOMEM;
-      goto errout_with_tcb;
-    }
+  group_bind(ptcb);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_ADDRENV
   /* Share the address environment of the parent task group. */
@@ -420,14 +413,7 @@ int nx_pthread_create(pthread_trampoline_t trampoline, FAR pthread_t *thread,
 
   /* Join the parent's task group */
 
-  ret = group_join(ptcb);
-  if (ret < 0)
-    {
-      errcode = ENOMEM;
-      goto errout_with_tcb;
-    }
-
-  group_joined = true;
+  group_join(ptcb);
 
   /* Set the appropriate scheduling policy in the TCB */
 
@@ -454,47 +440,28 @@ int nx_pthread_create(pthread_trampoline_t trampoline, FAR pthread_t *thread,
 #endif
     }
 
-  /* Get the assigned pid before we start the task (who knows what
-   * could happen to ptcb after this!).
-   */
-
-  pid = ptcb->cmn.pid;
-
   /* Then activate the task */
 
   sched_lock();
-  if (ret == OK)
+
+  nxtask_activate((FAR struct tcb_s *)ptcb);
+
+  /* Return the thread information to the caller */
+
+  if (thread != NULL)
     {
-      nxtask_activate((FAR struct tcb_s *)ptcb);
-
-      /* Return the thread information to the caller */
-
-      if (thread)
-        {
-          *thread = (pthread_t)pid;
-        }
-
-      sched_unlock();
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      sched_unlock();
-      dq_rem((FAR dq_entry_t *)ptcb, list_inactivetasks());
-
-      errcode = EIO;
-      goto errout_with_tcb;
+      *thread = (pthread_t)ptcb->cmn.pid;
     }
 
-  return ret;
+  sched_unlock();
+
+  return OK;
 
 errout_with_tcb:
 
-  /* Clear group binding */
+  /* Since we do not join the group, assign group to NULL to clear binding */
 
-  if (ptcb && !group_joined)
-    {
-      ptcb->cmn.group = NULL;
-    }
+  ptcb->cmn.group = NULL;
 
   nxsched_release_tcb((FAR struct tcb_s *)ptcb, TCB_FLAG_TTYPE_PTHREAD);
   return errcode;