diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
index e8583cb..5c05f9b 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
@@ -31,32 +31,26 @@
 // Create will create a new Snapshot based on the values in CreateOpts. To
 // extract the Snapshot object from the response, call the Extract method on the
 // CreateResult.
-func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOptsBuilder) CreateResult {
-	var r CreateResult
+func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOptsBuilder) (r CreateResult) {
 	b, err := opts.ToSnapshotCreateMap()
 	if err != nil {
 		r.Err = err
-		return r
+		return
 	}
 	_, r.Err = client.Post(createURL(client), b, &r.Body, &gophercloud.RequestOpts{
 		OkCodes: []int{200, 201},
 	})
-	return r
 }
 
 // Delete will delete the existing Snapshot with the provided ID.
-func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) DeleteResult {
-	var r DeleteResult
+func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) (r DeleteResult) {
 	_, r.Err = client.Delete(deleteURL(client, id), nil)
-	return r
 }
 
 // Get retrieves the Snapshot with the provided ID. To extract the Snapshot
 // object from the response, call the Extract method on the GetResult.
-func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) GetResult {
-	var r GetResult
+func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) (r GetResult) {
 	_, r.Err = client.Get(getURL(client, id), &r.Body, nil)
-	return r
 }
 
 // ListOptsBuilder allows extensions to add additional parameters to the List
@@ -117,17 +111,15 @@
 // UpdateMetadata will update the Snapshot with provided information. To
 // extract the updated Snapshot from the response, call the ExtractMetadata
 // method on the UpdateMetadataResult.
-func UpdateMetadata(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string, opts UpdateMetadataOptsBuilder) UpdateMetadataResult {
-	var r UpdateMetadataResult
+func UpdateMetadata(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string, opts UpdateMetadataOptsBuilder) (r UpdateMetadataResult) {
 	b, err := opts.ToSnapshotUpdateMetadataMap()
 	if err != nil {
 		r.Err = err
-		return r
+		return
 	}
 	_, r.Err = client.Put(updateMetadataURL(client, id), b, &r.Body, &gophercloud.RequestOpts{
 		OkCodes: []int{200},
 	})
-	return r
 }
 
 // IDFromName is a convienience function that returns a snapshot's ID given its name.