diff --git a/pdf.c b/pdf.c
index 2f7a46f40b6bea8e7dc879da36f003e8fac4c1fc..55d77545a785b52046e27b815269bbe5750ea785 100644
--- a/pdf.c
+++ b/pdf.c
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ validate_xrstm(HParseResult *p, void *u)
 
 	if (!xrefs)
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "XRef table missing or corrupt!");
 		return false;
 	}