diff --git a/audio/audio.go b/audio/audio.go
index 6554adf0b..a6dac5e53 100644
--- a/audio/audio.go
+++ b/audio/audio.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (c *Context) IsReady() bool {
 		// problematic when a user tries to play audio after the context is ready.
 		// Play a dummy player to avoid the blocking (#969).
 		// Use a long enough buffer so that writing doesn't finish immediately (#970).
-		p, _ := NewPlayerFromBytes(c, make([]byte, bufferSize()*2))
+		p := NewPlayerFromBytes(c, make([]byte, bufferSize()*2))
 		p.Play()
 	}()
 
@@ -309,16 +309,14 @@ func NewPlayer(context *Context, src io.ReadCloser) (*Player, error) {
 // src can be shared by multiple players.
 //
 // The format of src should be same as noted at NewPlayer.
-//
-// NewPlayerFromBytes's error is always nil as of 1.5.0-alpha.
-func NewPlayerFromBytes(context *Context, src []byte) (*Player, error) {
+func NewPlayerFromBytes(context *Context, src []byte) *Player {
 	b := BytesReadSeekCloser(src)
 	p, err := NewPlayer(context, b)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Errors should never happen.
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("audio: %v at NewPlayerFromBytes", err))
 	}
-	return p, nil
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *Player) finalize() {
diff --git a/examples/audio/main.go b/examples/audio/main.go
index f99aeca32..b2c96a7f1 100644
--- a/examples/audio/main.go
+++ b/examples/audio/main.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (p *Player) playSEIfNeeded() {
 	if !inpututil.IsKeyJustPressed(ebiten.KeyP) {
 		return
 	}
-	sePlayer, _ := audio.NewPlayerFromBytes(p.audioContext, p.seBytes)
+	sePlayer := audio.NewPlayerFromBytes(p.audioContext, p.seBytes)
 	sePlayer.Play()
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/pcm/main.go b/examples/pcm/main.go
index dbbd20109..8a9ff14a5 100644
--- a/examples/pcm/main.go
+++ b/examples/pcm/main.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func playNote(scoreIndex int) rune {
 	square(l, vol, freq, 0.25)
 	square(r, vol, freq, 0.25)
 
-	p, _ := audio.NewPlayerFromBytes(audioContext, toBytes(l, r))
+	p := audio.NewPlayerFromBytes(audioContext, toBytes(l, r))
 	p.Play()
 
 	return rune(note)
diff --git a/examples/piano/main.go b/examples/piano/main.go
index f2a263b3e..16dfc013f 100644
--- a/examples/piano/main.go
+++ b/examples/piano/main.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func init() {
 // playNote plays piano sound with the given frequency.
 func playNote(freq float64) {
 	f := int(freq)
-	p, _ := audio.NewPlayerFromBytes(audioContext, pianoNoteSamples[f])
+	p := audio.NewPlayerFromBytes(audioContext, pianoNoteSamples[f])
 	p.Play()
 }