diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index c3a75166bd..c067107a6a 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -961,10 +961,8 @@ static int want_object_in_pack(const unsigned char *sha1,
 		off_t offset = find_pack_entry_one(sha1, p);
 		if (offset) {
 			if (!*found_pack) {
-				if (!is_pack_valid(p)) {
-					warning("packfile %s cannot be accessed", p->pack_name);
+				if (!is_pack_valid(p))
 					continue;
-				}
 				*found_offset = offset;
 				*found_pack = p;
 			}
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 47c4929eb7..7634917e4e 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -2473,10 +2473,8 @@ static int fill_pack_entry(const unsigned char *sha1,
 	 * answer, as it may have been deleted since the index was
 	 * loaded!
 	 */
-	if (!is_pack_valid(p)) {
-		warning("packfile %s cannot be accessed", p->pack_name);
+	if (!is_pack_valid(p))
 		return 0;
-	}
 	e->offset = offset;
 	e->p = p;
 	hashcpy(e->sha1, sha1);