diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-config.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-config.c
index 6c9973497..8e1e81dca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-config.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-config.c
@@ -2799,14 +2799,6 @@ irc_config_server_read_cb (const void *pointer, void *data,
         }
     }
 
-    if (rc == WEECHAT_CONFIG_OPTION_SET_ERROR)
-    {
-        weechat_printf (
-            NULL,
-            _("%s%s: error creating server option \"%s\""),
-            weechat_prefix ("error"), IRC_PLUGIN_NAME, option_name);
-    }
-
     return rc;
 }