diff --git a/app/models/artist_commentary.rb b/app/models/artist_commentary.rb
index 74d3c29eb..7742b9ffd 100644
--- a/app/models/artist_commentary.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist_commentary.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class ArtistCommentary < ApplicationRecord
   attr_accessor :add_commentary_tag, :add_commentary_request_tag, :add_commentary_check_tag, :add_partial_commentary_tag
   before_validation :trim_whitespace
   validates_uniqueness_of :post_id
-  belongs_to :post, required: true
+  belongs_to :post
   has_many :versions, -> {order("artist_commentary_versions.id ASC")}, :class_name => "ArtistCommentaryVersion", :dependent => :destroy, :foreign_key => :post_id, :primary_key => :post_id
   has_one :previous_version, -> {order(id: :desc)}, :class_name => "ArtistCommentaryVersion", :foreign_key => :post_id, :primary_key => :post_id
   after_save :create_version
diff --git a/app/models/bulk_update_request.rb b/app/models/bulk_update_request.rb
index 1f6c94c1a..a3315361a 100644
--- a/app/models/bulk_update_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/bulk_update_request.rb
@@ -141,10 +141,8 @@ class BulkUpdateRequest < ApplicationRecord
   module ValidationMethods
     def script_formatted_correctly
       AliasAndImplicationImporter.tokenize(script)
-      return true
     rescue StandardError => e
       errors[:base] << e.message
-      return false
     end
 
     def forum_topic_id_not_invalid
@@ -157,11 +155,8 @@ class BulkUpdateRequest < ApplicationRecord
       begin
         AliasAndImplicationImporter.new(script, forum_topic_id, "1", skip_secondary_validations).validate!
       rescue RuntimeError => e
-        self.errors[:base] << e.message
-        return false
+        errors[:base] << e.message
       end
-
-      errors.empty?
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index ee538b90d..4b604ef14 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -139,12 +139,8 @@ class Comment < ApplicationRecord
   def validate_creator_is_not_limited
     if creator.is_comment_limited? && !do_not_bump_post?
       errors.add(:base, "You can only post #{Danbooru.config.member_comment_limit} comments per hour")
-      false
-    elsif creator.can_comment?
-      true
-    else
+    elsif !creator.can_comment?
       errors.add(:base, "You can not post comments within 1 week of sign up")
-      false
     end
   end
 
@@ -153,7 +149,6 @@ class Comment < ApplicationRecord
     if Comment.where("post_id = ?", post_id).count <= Danbooru.config.comment_threshold && !do_not_bump_post?
       Post.where(:id => post_id).update_all(:last_comment_bumped_at => created_at)
     end
-    true
   end
 
   def update_last_commented_at_on_destroy
@@ -170,8 +165,6 @@ class Comment < ApplicationRecord
     else
       Post.where(:id => post_id).update_all(:last_comment_bumped_at => other_comments.first.created_at)
     end
-
-    true
   end
 
   def below_threshold?(user = CurrentUser.user)
diff --git a/app/models/comment_vote.rb b/app/models/comment_vote.rb
index fa08641af..bda9a2db2 100644
--- a/app/models/comment_vote.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment_vote.rb
@@ -28,18 +28,12 @@ class CommentVote < ApplicationRecord
   def validate_user_can_vote
     if !user.can_comment_vote?
       errors.add :base, "You cannot vote on more than 10 comments per hour"
-      false
-    else
-      true
     end
   end
 
   def validate_comment_can_be_down_voted
     if is_positive? && comment.creator == CurrentUser.user
       errors.add :base, "You cannot upvote your own comments"
-      false
-    else
-      true
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/dmail.rb b/app/models/dmail.rb
index 971e3098e..2439a2370 100644
--- a/app/models/dmail.rb
+++ b/app/models/dmail.rb
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@ class Dmail < ApplicationRecord
   def validate_sender_is_not_banned
     if from.try(:is_banned?)
       errors[:base] << "Sender is banned and cannot send messages"
-      return false
-    else
-      return true
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/favorite_group.rb b/app/models/favorite_group.rb
index 5f44e3b4e..93c35ca43 100644
--- a/app/models/favorite_group.rb
+++ b/app/models/favorite_group.rb
@@ -88,18 +88,12 @@ class FavoriteGroup < ApplicationRecord
         error += " Upgrade your account to create more."
       end
       self.errors.add(:base, error)
-      return false
-    else
-      return true
     end
   end
 
   def validate_number_of_posts
     if post_id_array.size > 10_000
       self.errors.add(:base, "Favorite groups can have up to 10,000 posts each")
-      return false
-    else
-      return true
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/forum_post.rb b/app/models/forum_post.rb
index 6b101d1d4..c157c0285 100644
--- a/app/models/forum_post.rb
+++ b/app/models/forum_post.rb
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ class ForumPost < ApplicationRecord
   def topic_is_not_restricted
     if topic && !topic.visible?(creator)
       errors[:topic] << "is restricted"
-      return false
     end
   end
 
@@ -238,8 +237,6 @@ class ForumPost < ApplicationRecord
     if is_deleted? && is_original_post?
       topic.update_attribute(:is_deleted, true)
     end
-
-    true
   end
 
   def build_response
diff --git a/app/models/note.rb b/app/models/note.rb
index 7789695b3..d54dedb01 100644
--- a/app/models/note.rb
+++ b/app/models/note.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class Note < ApplicationRecord
   def post_must_not_be_note_locked
     if is_locked?
       errors.add :post, "is note locked"
-      return false
     end
   end
 
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ class Note < ApplicationRecord
     return false unless post.present?
     if x < 0 || y < 0 || (x > post.image_width) || (y > post.image_height) || width < 0 || height < 0 || (x + width > post.image_width) || (y + height > post.image_height)
       self.errors.add(:note, "must be inside the image")
-      return false
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/post_appeal.rb b/app/models/post_appeal.rb
index 84027cca4..fbc3797d5 100644
--- a/app/models/post_appeal.rb
+++ b/app/models/post_appeal.rb
@@ -75,18 +75,12 @@ class PostAppeal < ApplicationRecord
   def validate_creator_is_not_limited
     if appeal_count_for_creator >= Danbooru.config.max_appeals_per_day
       errors[:creator] << "can appeal at most #{Danbooru.config.max_appeals_per_day} post a day"
-      false
-    else
-      true
     end
   end
 
   def validate_post_is_inactive
     if resolved?
       errors[:post] << "is active"
-      false
-    else
-      true
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/post_disapproval.rb b/app/models/post_disapproval.rb
index d0060cb2f..fd2e26676 100644
--- a/app/models/post_disapproval.rb
+++ b/app/models/post_disapproval.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class PostDisapproval < ApplicationRecord
   DELETION_THRESHOLD = 1.month
 
-  belongs_to :post, required: true
+  belongs_to :post
   belongs_to :user
   after_initialize :initialize_attributes, if: :new_record?
   validates_uniqueness_of :post_id, :scope => [:user_id], :message => "have already hidden this post"
diff --git a/app/models/upload.rb b/app/models/upload.rb
index 62997c802..49e99578c 100644
--- a/app/models/upload.rb
+++ b/app/models/upload.rb
@@ -255,10 +255,7 @@ class Upload < ApplicationRecord
 
   def uploader_is_not_limited
     if !uploader.can_upload?
-      self.errors.add(:uploader, uploader.upload_limited_reason)
-      return false
-    else
-      return true
+      errors.add(:uploader, uploader.upload_limited_reason)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 71e40959c..aeaaab861 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   module BanMethods
     def validate_ip_addr_is_not_banned
       if IpBan.is_banned?(CurrentUser.ip_addr)
-        self.errors[:base] << "IP address is banned"
-        return false
+        errors[:base] << "IP address is banned"
       end
     end
 
@@ -407,8 +406,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
       if per_page.nil? || !is_gold?
         self.per_page = Danbooru.config.posts_per_page
       end
-      
-      return true
     end
 
     def level_class
diff --git a/app/models/user_feedback.rb b/app/models/user_feedback.rb
index 67d1843f0..1f8009783 100644
--- a/app/models/user_feedback.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_feedback.rb
@@ -100,21 +100,14 @@ class UserFeedback < ApplicationRecord
   def creator_is_gold
     if !creator.is_gold?
       errors[:creator] << "must be gold"
-      return false
     elsif creator.no_feedback?
       errors[:creator] << "cannot submit feedback"
-      return false
-    else
-      return true
     end
   end
   
   def user_is_not_creator
     if user_id == creator_id
       errors[:creator] << "cannot submit feedback for yourself"
-      return false
-    else
-      return true
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/user_name_change_request.rb b/app/models/user_name_change_request.rb
index 798ca73fc..46d9dd0b6 100644
--- a/app/models/user_name_change_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_name_change_request.rb
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ class UserNameChangeRequest < ApplicationRecord
   def not_limited
     if UserNameChangeRequest.where("user_id = ? and created_at >= ?", CurrentUser.user.id, 1.week.ago).exists?
       errors.add(:base, "You can only submit one name change request per week")
-      return false
-    else
-      return true
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/user_password_reset_nonce.rb b/app/models/user_password_reset_nonce.rb
index d1324969a..faf1c9d0c 100644
--- a/app/models/user_password_reset_nonce.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_password_reset_nonce.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class UserPasswordResetNonce < ApplicationRecord
   def validate_existence_of_email
     if !User.with_email(email).exists?
       errors[:email] << "is invalid"
-      return false
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/wiki_page.rb b/app/models/wiki_page.rb
index b1bff5770..8ab02896e 100644
--- a/app/models/wiki_page.rb
+++ b/app/models/wiki_page.rb
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ class WikiPage < ApplicationRecord
   def validate_not_locked
     if is_locked? && !CurrentUser.is_builder?
       errors.add(:is_locked, "and cannot be updated")
-      return false
     end
   end