diff --git a/src/uu/sort/src/check.rs b/src/uu/sort/src/check.rs
index 8e37602e1..f53e4edb4 100644
--- a/src/uu/sort/src/check.rs
+++ b/src/uu/sort/src/check.rs
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ pub fn check(path: &str, settings: &GlobalSettings) -> i32 {
         move || reader(file, recycled_receiver, loaded_sender, &settings)
     });
     for _ in 0..2 {
-        recycled_sender
-            .send(Chunk::new(vec![0; 100 * 1024], |_| Vec::new()))
-            .ok();
+        let _ = recycled_sender.send(Chunk::new(vec![0; 100 * 1024], |_| Vec::new()));
     }
 
     let mut prev_chunk: Option<Chunk> = None;
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn check(path: &str, settings: &GlobalSettings) -> i32 {
                 }
                 return 1;
             }
-            recycled_sender.send(prev_chunk).ok();
+            let _ = recycled_sender.send(prev_chunk);
         }
 
         for (a, b) in chunk.borrow_lines().iter().tuple_windows() {