diff --git a/src/defrag.c b/src/defrag.c
index 9920ed3740..3a3aa06c8e 100644
--- a/src/defrag.c
+++ b/src/defrag.c
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@ Defrag4Reassemble(ThreadVars *tv, DefragTracker *tracker, Packet *p)
      * SCFree all the resources held by this tracker. */
     rp = PacketDefragPktSetup(p, NULL, 0, IPV4_GET_IPPROTO(p));
     if (rp == NULL) {
-        SCLogError(SC_ERR_MEM_ALLOC, "Failed to allocate packet for "
-                   "fragmentation re-assembly, dumping fragments.");
         goto error_remove_tracker;
     }
     PKT_SET_SRC(rp, PKT_SRC_DEFRAG);
@@ -429,8 +427,6 @@ Defrag6Reassemble(ThreadVars *tv, DefragTracker *tracker, Packet *p)
     rp = PacketDefragPktSetup(p, (uint8_t *)p->ip6h,
             IPV6_GET_PLEN(p) + sizeof(IPV6Hdr), 0);
     if (rp == NULL) {
-        SCLogError(SC_ERR_MEM_ALLOC, "Failed to allocate packet for "
-                "fragmentation re-assembly, dumping fragments.");
         goto error_remove_tracker;
     }
     PKT_SET_SRC(rp, PKT_SRC_DEFRAG);