diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_paint.hh b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_paint.hh
index 4b89784afde..93cf9c39fb5 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_paint.hh
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_paint.hh
@@ -865,10 +865,10 @@ bool *BKE_sculpt_hide_poly_ensure(Mesh *mesh);
  *
  * \note always call *before* #BKE_sculpt_update_object_for_edit.
  */
-int BKE_sculpt_mask_layers_ensure(Depsgraph *depsgraph,
-                                  Main *bmain,
-                                  Object *ob,
-                                  MultiresModifierData *mmd);
+void BKE_sculpt_mask_layers_ensure(Depsgraph *depsgraph,
+                                   Main *bmain,
+                                   Object *ob,
+                                   MultiresModifierData *mmd);
 void BKE_sculpt_toolsettings_data_ensure(Scene *scene);
 
 PBVH *BKE_sculpt_object_pbvh_ensure(Depsgraph *depsgraph, Object *ob);
@@ -884,11 +884,6 @@ void BKE_sculpt_sync_face_visibility_to_grids(Mesh *mesh, SubdivCCG *subdiv_ccg)
  */
 bool BKE_sculptsession_use_pbvh_draw(const Object *ob, const RegionView3D *rv3d);
 
-enum {
-  SCULPT_MASK_LAYER_CALC_VERT = (1 << 0),
-  SCULPT_MASK_LAYER_CALC_LOOP = (1 << 1),
-};
-
 /* paint_vertex.cc */
 
 /**
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc
index 6928395ac49..a9cd77934e1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc
@@ -1998,10 +1998,10 @@ bool *BKE_sculpt_hide_poly_ensure(Mesh *mesh)
       &mesh->face_data, CD_PROP_BOOL, CD_SET_DEFAULT, mesh->faces_num, ".hide_poly"));
 }
 
-int BKE_sculpt_mask_layers_ensure(Depsgraph *depsgraph,
-                                  Main *bmain,
-                                  Object *ob,
-                                  MultiresModifierData *mmd)
+void BKE_sculpt_mask_layers_ensure(Depsgraph *depsgraph,
+                                   Main *bmain,
+                                   Object *ob,
+                                   MultiresModifierData *mmd)
 {
   using namespace blender;
   using namespace blender::bke;
@@ -2009,7 +2009,6 @@ int BKE_sculpt_mask_layers_ensure(Depsgraph *depsgraph,
   const OffsetIndices faces = me->faces();
   const Span<int> corner_verts = me->corner_verts();
   MutableAttributeAccessor attributes = me->attributes_for_write();
-  int ret = 0;
 
   /* if multires is active, create a grid paint mask layer if there
    * isn't one already */
@@ -2061,18 +2060,13 @@ int BKE_sculpt_mask_layers_ensure(Depsgraph *depsgraph,
     if (depsgraph) {
       BKE_scene_graph_evaluated_ensure(depsgraph, bmain);
     }
-
-    ret |= SCULPT_MASK_LAYER_CALC_LOOP;
   }
 
   /* Create vertex paint mask layer if there isn't one already. */
   if (attributes.add<float>(".sculpt_mask", ATTR_DOMAIN_POINT, AttributeInitDefaultValue())) {
     /* The evaluated mesh must be updated to contain the new data. */
     DEG_id_tag_update(&ob->id, ID_RECALC_GEOMETRY);
-    ret |= SCULPT_MASK_LAYER_CALC_VERT;
   }
-
-  return ret;
 }
 
 void BKE_sculpt_toolsettings_data_ensure(Scene *scene)