diff --git a/ffprobe.c b/ffprobe.c
index e1ad6a7beb..6de9eb3331 100644
--- a/ffprobe.c
+++ b/ffprobe.c
@@ -457,10 +457,8 @@ static av_cold int default_init(WriterContext *wctx, const char *args, void *opa
     av_opt_set_defaults(def);
 
     if (args &&
-        (err = (av_set_options_string(def, args, "=", ":"))) < 0) {
-        av_log(wctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+        (err = (av_set_options_string(def, args, "=", ":"))) < 0)
         return err;
-    }
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -650,10 +648,8 @@ static av_cold int compact_init(WriterContext *wctx, const char *args, void *opa
     av_opt_set_defaults(compact);
 
     if (args &&
-        (err = (av_set_options_string(compact, args, "=", ":"))) < 0) {
-        av_log(wctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+        (err = (av_set_options_string(compact, args, "=", ":"))) < 0)
         return err;
-    }
     if (strlen(compact->item_sep_str) != 1) {
         av_log(wctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Item separator '%s' specified, but must contain a single character\n",
                compact->item_sep_str);
@@ -808,10 +804,8 @@ static av_cold int flat_init(WriterContext *wctx, const char *args, void *opaque
     av_opt_set_defaults(flat);
 
     if (args &&
-        (err = (av_set_options_string(flat, args, "=", ":"))) < 0) {
-        av_log(wctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+        (err = (av_set_options_string(flat, args, "=", ":"))) < 0)
         return err;
-    }
     if (strlen(flat->sep_str) != 1) {
         av_log(wctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Item separator '%s' specified, but must contain a single character\n",
                flat->sep_str);
@@ -966,10 +960,8 @@ static av_cold int ini_init(WriterContext *wctx, const char *args, void *opaque)
     ini->class = &ini_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(ini);
 
-    if (args && (err = av_set_options_string(ini, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(wctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if (args && (err = av_set_options_string(ini, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return err;
-    }
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -1125,10 +1117,8 @@ static av_cold int json_init(WriterContext *wctx, const char *args, void *opaque
     av_opt_set_defaults(json);
 
     if (args &&
-        (err = (av_set_options_string(json, args, "=", ":"))) < 0) {
-        av_log(wctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+        (err = (av_set_options_string(json, args, "=", ":"))) < 0)
         return err;
-    }
 
     json->item_sep       = json->compact ? ", " : ",\n";
     json->item_start_end = json->compact ? " "  : "\n";
@@ -1350,10 +1340,8 @@ static av_cold int xml_init(WriterContext *wctx, const char *args, void *opaque)
     av_opt_set_defaults(xml);
 
     if (args &&
-        (err = (av_set_options_string(xml, args, "=", ":"))) < 0) {
-        av_log(wctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+        (err = (av_set_options_string(xml, args, "=", ":"))) < 0)
         return err;
-    }
 
     if (xml->xsd_strict) {
         xml->fully_qualified = 1;
diff --git a/libavfilter/af_aformat.c b/libavfilter/af_aformat.c
index 4e97942248..6cf89ace2a 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_aformat.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_aformat.c
@@ -94,10 +94,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     s->class = &aformat_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(s);
 
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string '%s'.\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     PARSE_FORMATS(s->formats_str, enum AVSampleFormat, s->formats,
                   ff_add_format, av_get_sample_fmt, AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE, "sample format");
diff --git a/libavfilter/af_amix.c b/libavfilter/af_amix.c
index 7f83750fa1..dd5dfa91b3 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_amix.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_amix.c
@@ -487,10 +487,8 @@ static int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     s->class = &amix_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(s);
 
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string '%s'.\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
     av_opt_free(s);
 
     for (i = 0; i < s->nb_inputs; i++) {
diff --git a/libavfilter/af_asetnsamples.c b/libavfilter/af_asetnsamples.c
index 8805d53a97..23bda8ca01 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_asetnsamples.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_asetnsamples.c
@@ -62,10 +62,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     asns->class = &asetnsamples_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(asns);
 
-    if ((err = av_set_options_string(asns, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((err = av_set_options_string(asns, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return err;
-    }
 
     asns->next_out_pts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
     av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "nb_out_samples:%d pad:%d\n", asns->nb_out_samples, asns->pad);
diff --git a/libavfilter/af_asyncts.c b/libavfilter/af_asyncts.c
index 1737d6138d..0fe4570896 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_asyncts.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_asyncts.c
@@ -63,10 +63,8 @@ static int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     s->class = &asyncts_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(s);
 
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string '%s'.\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
     av_opt_free(s);
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/libavfilter/af_channelmap.c b/libavfilter/af_channelmap.c
index 9e2509c30e..170fad68f6 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_channelmap.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_channelmap.c
@@ -138,10 +138,8 @@ static av_cold int channelmap_init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     s->class = &channelmap_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(s);
 
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string '%s'.\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     mapping = s->mapping_str;
 
diff --git a/libavfilter/af_channelsplit.c b/libavfilter/af_channelsplit.c
index 3db08045c2..d15c781bf5 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_channelsplit.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_channelsplit.c
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ static int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *arg)
 
     s->class = &channelsplit_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(s);
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, arg, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string '%s'.\n", arg);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, arg, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
     if (!(s->channel_layout = av_get_channel_layout(s->channel_layout_str))) {
         av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing channel layout '%s'.\n",
                s->channel_layout_str);
diff --git a/libavfilter/af_join.c b/libavfilter/af_join.c
index f25ec921dc..37bad9c7ea 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_join.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_join.c
@@ -193,10 +193,8 @@ static int join_init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
 
     s->class = &join_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(s);
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string '%s'.\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     if (!(s->channel_layout = av_get_channel_layout(s->channel_layout_str))) {
         av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing channel layout '%s'.\n",
diff --git a/libavfilter/af_silencedetect.c b/libavfilter/af_silencedetect.c
index d3b125fc5b..bfda3e574d 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_silencedetect.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_silencedetect.c
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     silence->class = &silencedetect_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(silence);
 
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(silence, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(silence, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     silence->noise = strtod(silence->noise_str, &tail);
     if (!strcmp(tail, "dB")) {
diff --git a/libavfilter/asrc_anullsrc.c b/libavfilter/asrc_anullsrc.c
index 3df542942b..008cb2a01b 100644
--- a/libavfilter/asrc_anullsrc.c
+++ b/libavfilter/asrc_anullsrc.c
@@ -64,10 +64,8 @@ static int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     null->class = &anullsrc_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(null);
 
-    if ((ret = (av_set_options_string(null, args, "=", ":"))) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((ret = (av_set_options_string(null, args, "=", ":"))) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     if ((ret = ff_parse_sample_rate(&null->sample_rate,
                                      null->sample_rate_str, ctx)) < 0)
diff --git a/libavfilter/asrc_flite.c b/libavfilter/asrc_flite.c
index 71271be5e4..49f15da160 100644
--- a/libavfilter/asrc_flite.c
+++ b/libavfilter/asrc_flite.c
@@ -138,10 +138,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     flite->class = &flite_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(flite);
 
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(flite, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(flite, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     if (flite->list_voices) {
         list_voices(ctx, "\n");
diff --git a/libavfilter/avf_showwaves.c b/libavfilter/avf_showwaves.c
index 96ed2c7ebc..e040d8ed2c 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avf_showwaves.c
+++ b/libavfilter/avf_showwaves.c
@@ -66,10 +66,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     av_opt_set_defaults(showwaves);
     showwaves->buf_idx = 0;
 
-    if ((err = av_set_options_string(showwaves, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((err = av_set_options_string(showwaves, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return err;
-    }
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libavfilter/buffersrc.c b/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
index 153ab6c0f7..6803b69500 100644
--- a/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
+++ b/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
@@ -194,10 +194,8 @@ static av_cold int init_video(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     if (equal && (!colon || equal < colon)) {
         av_opt_set_defaults(c);
         ret = av_set_options_string(c, args, "=", ":");
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: %s\n", args);
+        if (ret < 0)
             goto fail;
-        }
     } else {
     if ((n = sscanf(args, "%d:%d:%127[^:]:%d:%d:%d:%d:%255c", &c->w, &c->h, pix_fmt_str,
                     &c->time_base.num, &c->time_base.den,
@@ -253,10 +251,8 @@ static av_cold int init_audio(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     s->class = &abuffer_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(s);
 
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         goto fail;
-    }
 
     s->sample_fmt = av_get_sample_fmt(s->sample_fmt_str);
     if (s->sample_fmt == AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE) {
diff --git a/libavfilter/src_movie.c b/libavfilter/src_movie.c
index 56e7083869..09dfe5d214 100644
--- a/libavfilter/src_movie.c
+++ b/libavfilter/src_movie.c
@@ -205,10 +205,8 @@ static av_cold int movie_init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);
     }
 
-    if (*args++ == ':' && (ret = av_set_options_string(movie, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if (*args++ == ':' && (ret = av_set_options_string(movie, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     movie->seek_point = movie->seek_point_d * 1000000 + 0.5;
 
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_ass.c b/libavfilter/vf_ass.c
index a40f93cc67..01adf5be5a 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_ass.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_ass.c
@@ -94,10 +94,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);
     }
 
-    if (*args++ == ':' && (ret = av_set_options_string(ass, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if (*args++ == ':' && (ret = av_set_options_string(ass, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     ass->library = ass_library_init();
     if (!ass->library) {
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_blackdetect.c b/libavfilter/vf_blackdetect.c
index 96165d2fcd..29f6c079d5 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_blackdetect.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_blackdetect.c
@@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     blackdetect->class = &blackdetect_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(blackdetect);
 
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(blackdetect, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(blackdetect, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_delogo.c b/libavfilter/vf_delogo.c
index c52036228c..a80b1fe571 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_delogo.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_delogo.c
@@ -180,10 +180,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     if (ret == 5) {
         if (delogo->band < 0)
             delogo->show = 1;
-    } else if ((ret = (av_set_options_string(delogo, args, "=", ":"))) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    } else if ((ret = (av_set_options_string(delogo, args, "=", ":"))) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
 #define CHECK_UNSET_OPT(opt)                                            \
     if (delogo->opt == -1) {                                            \
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_drawtext.c b/libavfilter/vf_drawtext.c
index ac619428ef..0f7564d383 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_drawtext.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_drawtext.c
@@ -388,10 +388,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     dtext->class = &drawtext_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(dtext);
 
-    if ((err = av_set_options_string(dtext, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((err = av_set_options_string(dtext, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return err;
-    }
 
     if (!dtext->fontfile && !CONFIG_FONTCONFIG) {
         av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "No font filename provided\n");
diff --git a/libavfilter/vsrc_cellauto.c b/libavfilter/vsrc_cellauto.c
index b2c9d5867b..971e1df64b 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vsrc_cellauto.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vsrc_cellauto.c
@@ -167,10 +167,8 @@ static int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     cellauto->class = &cellauto_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(cellauto);
 
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(cellauto, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(cellauto, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     if ((ret = av_parse_video_rate(&frame_rate, cellauto->rate)) < 0) {
         av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid frame rate: %s\n", cellauto->rate);
diff --git a/libavfilter/vsrc_life.c b/libavfilter/vsrc_life.c
index c71291f271..b2b7c4a87d 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vsrc_life.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vsrc_life.c
@@ -228,10 +228,8 @@ static int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     life->class = &life_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(life);
 
-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(life, args, "=", ":")) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(life, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     if ((ret = av_parse_video_rate(&frame_rate, life->rate)) < 0) {
         av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid frame rate: %s\n", life->rate);
diff --git a/libavfilter/vsrc_mandelbrot.c b/libavfilter/vsrc_mandelbrot.c
index 2a8efa023d..46e037ef18 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vsrc_mandelbrot.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vsrc_mandelbrot.c
@@ -117,10 +117,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     mb->class = &mandelbrot_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(mb);
 
-    if ((err = (av_set_options_string(mb, args, "=", ":"))) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((err = (av_set_options_string(mb, args, "=", ":"))) < 0)
         return err;
-    }
     mb->bailout *= mb->bailout;
 
     mb->start_scale /=mb->h;
diff --git a/libavfilter/vsrc_mptestsrc.c b/libavfilter/vsrc_mptestsrc.c
index 6a4df1efa4..4e312c5b8d 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vsrc_mptestsrc.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vsrc_mptestsrc.c
@@ -266,10 +266,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
     test->class = &mptestsrc_class;
     av_opt_set_defaults(test);
 
-    if ((ret = (av_set_options_string(test, args, "=", ":"))) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((ret = (av_set_options_string(test, args, "=", ":"))) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     if ((ret = av_parse_video_rate(&frame_rate_q, test->rate)) < 0) {
         av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid frame rate: '%s'\n", test->rate);
diff --git a/libavfilter/vsrc_testsrc.c b/libavfilter/vsrc_testsrc.c
index a7e41e0892..9640faeb88 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vsrc_testsrc.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vsrc_testsrc.c
@@ -100,10 +100,8 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
 
     av_opt_set_defaults(test);
 
-    if ((ret = (av_set_options_string(test, args, "=", ":"))) < 0) {
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing options string: '%s'\n", args);
+    if ((ret = (av_set_options_string(test, args, "=", ":"))) < 0)
         return ret;
-    }
 
     if ((ret = av_parse_video_rate(&frame_rate_q, test->rate)) < 0) {
         av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid frame rate: '%s'\n", test->rate);