diff --git a/libxtables/xtables.c b/libxtables/xtables.c
index 8437baf..fb60c01 100644
--- a/libxtables/xtables.c
+++ b/libxtables/xtables.c
@@ -578,8 +578,6 @@
 			if (ptr != NULL)
 				return ptr;
 
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: no \"%s\" extension found for "
-				"this protocol\n", path, name);
 			errno = ENOENT;
 			return NULL;
 		}