diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 952172ca7e45..ab390c7958f5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -2097,8 +2097,6 @@ static noinline int search_ioctl(struct inode *inode,
 		key.offset = (u64)-1;
 		root = btrfs_read_fs_root_no_name(info, &key);
 		if (IS_ERR(root)) {
-			btrfs_err(info, "could not find root %llu",
-			       sk->tree_id);
 			btrfs_free_path(path);
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}