diff --git a/misc/core.func b/misc/core.func
index 0d4e989..a1e5c2e 100644
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -91,9 +91,8 @@ default_vars() {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Sets default verbose mode for script execution.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-VERB=${var_verbose:-$VERBOSE}
 set_std_mode() {
-  if [ "$VERB" = "yes" ]; then
+  if [ "$VERBOSE" = "yes" ]; then
     STD=""
   else
     STD="silent"
@@ -102,11 +101,7 @@ set_std_mode() {
 
 # Silent execution function
 silent() {
-  if [ "$VERB" = "no" ]; then
-    "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
-  else
-    "$@" || return 1
-  fi
+  "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------