diff --git a/arch/arc/core/context.c b/arch/arc/core/context.c
index 773e918485f..ef9d97cd210 100644
--- a/arch/arc/core/context.c
+++ b/arch/arc/core/context.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE void context_monitor_init(struct s_CCS *pCcs /* context */
  * RETURNS: N/A
  */
 
-void *_NewContext(
+void _NewContext(
 	char *pStackMem,       /* pointer to aligned stack memory */
 	unsigned stackSize,    /* stack size in bytes */
 	_ContextEntry pEntry,  /* context (thread) entry point routine */
@@ -166,6 +166,4 @@ void *_NewContext(
 	/* initial values in all other registers/CCS entries are irrelevant */
 
 	CONTEXT_MONITOR_INIT(pCcs);
-
-	return pCcs;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/nanok.h b/arch/arc/include/nanok.h
index 4847f23d128..cd0d2c9f5ce 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/nanok.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/nanok.h
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE int _IS_IN_ISR(void)
 }
 
 extern void _insert_ccs(tCCS **, tCCS *);
-extern void *_NewContext(char *, unsigned, _ContextEntry,
-						 _ContextArg, _ContextArg, _ContextArg,
-						 int, unsigned);
+extern void _NewContext(char *, unsigned, _ContextEntry,
+						_ContextArg, _ContextArg, _ContextArg,
+						int, unsigned);
 
 extern unsigned int _Swap(unsigned int);
 extern void nanoCpuAtomicIdle(unsigned int);
diff --git a/arch/arm/core/nanocontext.c b/arch/arm/core/nanocontext.c
index c3781fa1af1..ec00f13d80f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/nanocontext.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/nanocontext.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE void _context_monitor_init(struct s_CCS *pCcs /* context */
 * RETURNS: N/A
 */
 
-void *_NewContext(
+void _NewContext(
 	char *pStackMem,      /* aligned stack memory */
 	unsigned stackSize,   /* stack size in bytes */
 	_ContextEntry pEntry, /* entry point */
@@ -146,6 +146,4 @@ void *_NewContext(
 	/* initial values in all other registers/CCS entries are irrelevant */
 
 	CONTEXT_MONITOR_INIT(pCcs);
-
-	return pCcs;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/nanok.h b/arch/arm/include/nanok.h
index 22f650752d0..5323f29b950 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/nanok.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/nanok.h
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE void fiberRtnValueSet(
 }
 
 extern void _insert_ccs(tCCS **, tCCS *);
-extern void *_NewContext(char *,
+extern void _NewContext(char *,
 			 unsigned,
 			 _ContextEntry,
 			 _ContextArg,
diff --git a/arch/x86/core/nanocontext.c b/arch/x86/core/nanocontext.c
index 0761a84d8c2..86b32466dce 100644
--- a/arch/x86/core/nanocontext.c
+++ b/arch/x86/core/nanocontext.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ void _ContextEntryWrapper(_ContextEntry, _ContextArg, _ContextArg, _ContextArg);
 */
 
 static void _NewContextInternal(
-	tCCS *ccs,	  /* pointer to the new task's ccs */
 	char *pStackMem,    /* pointer to context stack memory */
 	unsigned stackSize, /* size of stack in bytes */
 	int priority,       /* context priority */
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@ static void _NewContextInternal(
 	)
 {
 	unsigned long *pInitialCtx;
+	tCCS *ccs = (tCCS *) pStackMem;    /* pointer to the new task's ccs */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_FP_SHARING
 	ARG_UNUSED(options);
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ __asm__("\t.globl _context_entry\n"
 * \NOMANUAL
 */
 
-void *_NewContext(
+void _NewContext(
 	char *pStackMem,      /* pointer to aligned stack memory */
 	unsigned stackSize,   /* size of stack in bytes */
 	_ContextEntry pEntry, /* context entry point function */
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ void *_NewContext(
 	unsigned options  /* context options: USE_FP, USE_SSE */
 	)
 {
-	tCCS *ccs;
 	unsigned long *pInitialContext;
 
 	/* carve the context entry struct from the "base" of the stack */
@@ -354,10 +353,5 @@ void *_NewContext(
 	 * stack
 	 */
 
-	ccs = (tCCS *) pStackMem;
-
-	_NewContextInternal(ccs, pStackMem, stackSize, priority, options);
-
-
-	return ((void *)ccs);
+	_NewContextInternal(pStackMem, stackSize, priority, options);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/nanok.h b/arch/x86/include/nanok.h
index 00ff5373a7f..8bf0140dcf9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/nanok.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/nanok.h
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ extern void nano_cpu_atomic_idle(unsigned int imask);
 extern unsigned _Swap(unsigned int mask);
 extern void _insert_ccs(tCCS **queue, tCCS *ccs);
 
-extern void *_NewContext(char *pStack,
+extern void _NewContext(char *pStack,
 			 unsigned stackSize,
 			 _ContextEntry pEntry,
 			 _ContextArg arg1,
diff --git a/kernel/microkernel/k_task.c b/kernel/microkernel/k_task.c
index 09a0402862e..92ba6de3c27 100644
--- a/kernel/microkernel/k_task.c
+++ b/kernel/microkernel/k_task.c
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ void start_task(struct k_proc *X,	 /* ptr to task control block */
 			      )
 {
 	unsigned int contextOptions;
-	void *pNewContext;
 
 /* Note: the field X->worksize now represents the task size in bytes */
 
@@ -225,17 +224,16 @@ void start_task(struct k_proc *X,	 /* ptr to task control block */
 	 * the context is a task, rather than a fiber.
 	 */
 
-	pNewContext = (tCCS *)_NewContext((char *)X->workspace, /* pStackMem */
-					  X->worksize,		/* stackSize */
-					  (_ContextEntry)func,  /* pEntry */
-					  (void *)0,		/* parameter1 */
-					  (void *)0,		/* parameter2 */
-					  (void *)0,		/* parameter3 */
-					  -1,			/* priority */
-					  contextOptions	/* options */
-					  );
+	_NewContext((char *)X->workspace, /* pStackMem */
+				X->worksize,		/* stackSize */
+				(_ContextEntry)func,  /* pEntry */
+				(void *)0,		/* parameter1 */
+				(void *)0,		/* parameter2 */
+				(void *)0,		/* parameter3 */
+				-1,			/* priority */
+				contextOptions	/* options */
+				);
 
-	X->workspace = (char *)pNewContext;
 	X->fabort = NULL;
 
 	reset_state_bit(X, TF_STOP | TF_TERM);
diff --git a/kernel/nanokernel/nano_fiber.c b/kernel/nanokernel/nano_fiber.c
index acbaadee35c..ad679fa3a30 100644
--- a/kernel/nanokernel/nano_fiber.c
+++ b/kernel/nanokernel/nano_fiber.c
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ void _fiber_start(char *pStack,
 	memset((char *)pStack, 0xaa, stackSize);
 #endif
 
-	ccs = _NewContext((char *)pStack,
+	ccs = (tCCS *) pStack;
+	_NewContext(pStack,
 			  stackSize,
 			  (_ContextEntry)pEntry,
 			  (void *)parameter1,
diff --git a/kernel/nanokernel/nano_init.c b/kernel/nanokernel/nano_init.c
index 0e1004668d5..ec8ed293ddc 100644
--- a/kernel/nanokernel/nano_init.c
+++ b/kernel/nanokernel/nano_init.c
@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ static void nano_init(tCCS *dummyOutContext)
 	 * (or idle task). The entry point for this context is 'main'.
 	 */
 
-	_nanokernel.task =
-		_NewContext(main_task_stack,	/* pStackMem */
+	_nanokernel.task = (tCCS *) main_task_stack;
+
+	_NewContext(main_task_stack,	/* pStackMem */
 			    CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE, /* stackSize */
 			    (_ContextEntry)main,	 /* pEntry */
 			    (_ContextArg)0,	 /* parameter1 */