diff --git a/helix-lsp-types/src/lib.rs b/helix-lsp-types/src/lib.rs
index acc1c0e25e95f..e6b2e045a3bc0 100644
--- a/helix-lsp-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-lsp-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 pub struct Url(String);
 
 impl Url {
-    #[allow(clippy::result_unit_err)]
-    pub fn from_file_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self, ()> {
+    pub fn from_file_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Self {
         use percent_encoding::{percent_encode, AsciiSet, CONTROLS};
         #[cfg(any(unix, target_os = "redox"))]
         use std::os::unix::prelude::OsStrExt;
@@ -60,16 +59,15 @@ impl Url {
             // An URL's path must not be empty.
             serialization.push('/');
         }
-        Ok(Self(serialization))
+        Self(serialization)
     }
 
-    #[allow(clippy::result_unit_err)]
-    pub fn from_directory_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self, ()> {
-        let Self(mut serialization) = Self::from_file_path(path)?;
+    pub fn from_directory_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Self {
+        let Self(mut serialization) = Self::from_file_path(path);
         if !serialization.ends_with('/') {
             serialization.push('/');
         }
-        Ok(Self(serialization))
+        Self(serialization)
     }
 
     /// Returns the serialized representation of the URL as a `&str`
diff --git a/helix-lsp/src/client.rs b/helix-lsp/src/client.rs
index e20723bdfd92c..8c0337e981cf2 100644
--- a/helix-lsp/src/client.rs
+++ b/helix-lsp/src/client.rs
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ fn workspace_for_path(path: &Path) -> WorkspaceFolder {
 
     lsp::WorkspaceFolder {
         name,
-        uri: lsp::Url::from_directory_path(path)
-            .expect("absolute paths can be converted to `Url`s"),
+        uri: lsp::Url::from_directory_path(path),
     }
 }
 
@@ -203,9 +202,7 @@ impl Client {
             Transport::start(reader, writer, stderr, id, name.clone());
 
         let workspace_folders = root.clone().into_iter().collect();
-        let root_uri = root.clone().map(|root| {
-            lsp::Url::from_file_path(root).expect("absolute paths can be converted to `Url`s")
-        });
+        let root_uri = root.clone().map(lsp::Url::from_file_path);
         // `root_uri` and `workspace_folder` can be empty in case there is no workspace
         // `root_url` can not, use `workspace` as a fallback
         let root_path = root.unwrap_or(workspace);
@@ -743,11 +740,11 @@ impl Client {
             } else {
                 Url::from_file_path(path)
             };
-            Some(url.ok()?.into_string())
+            url.into_string()
         };
         let files = vec![lsp::FileRename {
-            old_uri: url_from_path(old_path)?,
-            new_uri: url_from_path(new_path)?,
+            old_uri: url_from_path(old_path),
+            new_uri: url_from_path(new_path),
         }];
         let request = self.call_with_timeout::<lsp::request::WillRenameFiles>(
             &lsp::RenameFilesParams { files },
@@ -777,12 +774,12 @@ impl Client {
             } else {
                 Url::from_file_path(path)
             };
-            Some(url.ok()?.into_string())
+            url.into_string()
         };
 
         let files = vec![lsp::FileRename {
-            old_uri: url_from_path(old_path)?,
-            new_uri: url_from_path(new_path)?,
+            old_uri: url_from_path(old_path),
+            new_uri: url_from_path(new_path),
         }];
         Some(self.notify::<lsp::notification::DidRenameFiles>(lsp::RenameFilesParams { files }))
     }
diff --git a/helix-lsp/src/file_event.rs b/helix-lsp/src/file_event.rs
index c7297d67fc111..d7ca446d281cb 100644
--- a/helix-lsp/src/file_event.rs
+++ b/helix-lsp/src/file_event.rs
@@ -106,16 +106,13 @@ impl Handler {
                             log::warn!("LSP client was dropped: {id}");
                             return false;
                         };
-                        let Ok(uri) = lsp::Url::from_file_path(&path) else {
-                            return true;
-                        };
                         log::debug!(
                             "Sending didChangeWatchedFiles notification to client '{}'",
                             client.name()
                         );
                         if let Err(err) = crate::block_on(client
                             .did_change_watched_files(vec![lsp::FileEvent {
-                                uri,
+                                uri: lsp::Url::from_file_path(&path),
                                 // We currently always send the CHANGED state
                                 // since we don't actually have more context at
                                 // the moment.
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 9ef2850f44bec..74a1a935168d5 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ impl Document {
 
     /// File path as a URL.
     pub fn url(&self) -> Option<lsp::Url> {
-        lsp::Url::from_file_path(self.path()?).ok()
+        self.path().map(lsp::Url::from_file_path)
     }
 
     pub fn uri(&self) -> Option<helix_core::Uri> {