diff --git a/src/synth/fluid_voice.c b/src/synth/fluid_voice.c
index 5029b5af..bd765aef 100644
--- a/src/synth/fluid_voice.c
+++ b/src/synth/fluid_voice.c
@@ -217,19 +217,17 @@ new_fluid_voice(fluid_real_t output_rate)
 /*
  * delete_fluid_voice
  */
-int
+void
 delete_fluid_voice(fluid_voice_t* voice)
 {
-  fluid_return_val_if_fail(voice != NULL, FLUID_OK);
+  fluid_return_if_fail(voice != NULL);
   
   if (!voice->can_access_rvoice || !voice->can_access_overflow_rvoice) {
-    /* stop rvoice before deleting voice! */
-    return FLUID_FAILED;
+    FLUID_LOG(FLUID_WARN, "Deleting voice %u which has locked rvoices!", voice->id);
   }
   FLUID_FREE(voice->overflow_rvoice);
   FLUID_FREE(voice->rvoice);
   FLUID_FREE(voice);
-  return FLUID_OK;
 }
 
 /* fluid_voice_init
diff --git a/src/synth/fluid_voice.h b/src/synth/fluid_voice.h
index 5b0442bf..0127b173 100644
--- a/src/synth/fluid_voice.h
+++ b/src/synth/fluid_voice.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct _fluid_voice_t
 
 
 fluid_voice_t* new_fluid_voice(fluid_real_t output_rate);
-int delete_fluid_voice(fluid_voice_t* voice);
+void delete_fluid_voice(fluid_voice_t* voice);
 
 void fluid_voice_start(fluid_voice_t* voice);
 void  fluid_voice_calculate_gen_pitch(fluid_voice_t* voice);