diff --git a/library/core/src/num/int_macros.rs b/library/core/src/num/int_macros.rs
index b413a85fee340..81f050cb283d4 100644
--- a/library/core/src/num/int_macros.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/num/int_macros.rs
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ macro_rules! int_impl {
             // Deal with the final bit of the exponent separately, since
             // squaring the base afterwards is not necessary and may cause a
             // needless overflow.
-            Some(try_opt!(acc.checked_mul(base)))
+            acc.checked_mul(base)
         }
 
         /// Saturating integer addition. Computes `self + rhs`, saturating at the numeric
diff --git a/library/core/src/num/uint_macros.rs b/library/core/src/num/uint_macros.rs
index b177e5e390028..f186b468e64cb 100644
--- a/library/core/src/num/uint_macros.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/num/uint_macros.rs
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ macro_rules! uint_impl {
             // squaring the base afterwards is not necessary and may cause a
             // needless overflow.
 
-            Some(try_opt!(acc.checked_mul(base)))
+            acc.checked_mul(base)
         }
 
         /// Saturating integer addition. Computes `self + rhs`, saturating at