diff --git a/openstack/identity/v2/users/requests.go b/openstack/identity/v2/users/requests.go
index f62f979..90f7c72 100644
--- a/openstack/identity/v2/users/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/identity/v2/users/requests.go
@@ -48,27 +48,20 @@
 }
 
 // Create is the operation responsible for creating new users.
-func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOptsBuilder) CreateResult {
-	var res CreateResult
-
-	reqBody, err := opts.ToUserCreateMap()
+func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOptsBuilder) (r CreateResult) {
+	b, err := opts.ToUserCreateMap()
 	if err != nil {
-		res.Err = err
-		return res
+		r.Err = err
+		return
 	}
-
-	_, res.Err = client.Post(rootURL(client), reqBody, &res.Body, &gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+	_, r.Err = client.Post(rootURL(client), b, &r.Body, &gophercloud.RequestOpts{
 		OkCodes: []int{200, 201},
 	})
-
-	return res
 }
 
 // Get requests details on a single user, either by ID.
-func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) GetResult {
-	var result GetResult
-	_, result.Err = client.Get(ResourceURL(client, id), &result.Body, nil)
-	return result
+func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) (r GetResult) {
+	_, r.Err = client.Get(ResourceURL(client, id), &r.Body, nil)
 }
 
 // UpdateOptsBuilder allows extensions to add additional attributes to the Update request.
@@ -85,24 +78,20 @@
 }
 
 // Update is the operation responsible for updating exist users by their UUID.
-func Update(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string, opts UpdateOptsBuilder) UpdateResult {
-	var r UpdateResult
+func Update(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string, opts UpdateOptsBuilder) (r UpdateResult) {
 	b, err := opts.ToUserUpdateMap()
 	if err != nil {
 		r.Err = err
-		return r
+		return
 	}
 	_, r.Err = client.Put(ResourceURL(client, id), &b, &r.Body, &gophercloud.RequestOpts{
 		OkCodes: []int{200},
 	})
-	return r
 }
 
 // Delete is the operation responsible for permanently deleting an API user.
-func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) DeleteResult {
-	var r DeleteResult
+func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) (r DeleteResult) {
 	_, r.Err = client.Delete(ResourceURL(client, id), nil)
-	return r
 }
 
 // ListRoles lists the existing roles that can be assigned to users.