diff --git a/repos/base/src/core/include/account.h b/repos/base/src/core/include/account.h
index 99c9487e2..db4eea188 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/core/include/account.h
+++ b/repos/base/src/core/include/account.h
@@ -146,10 +146,8 @@ class Genode::Account
 					throw Unrelated_account();
 
 				/* make sure to stay within the initial limit */
-				if (amount.value > _transferrable_quota().value) {
-					error(_label, ": attempt to transfer initial quota");
+				if (amount.value > _transferrable_quota().value)
 					throw Limit_exceeded();
-				}
 
 				/* downgrade from this account */
 				if (!_quota_guard.try_downgrade(amount))
diff --git a/repos/base/src/core/pd_session_component.cc b/repos/base/src/core/pd_session_component.cc
index d46e8feff..a22473aad 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/core/pd_session_component.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/core/pd_session_component.cc
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ void Pd_session_component::transfer_quota(Capability<Pd_session> pd_cap,
 			warning("attempt to transfer cap quota to unrelated PD session");
 			throw Invalid_session(); }
 		catch (Account<Cap_quota>::Limit_exceeded) {
-			warning("cap limit (", *_cap_account, ") exceeded "
-			        "during transfer_quota(", amount, ")");
 			throw Out_of_caps(); }
 	});
 }
@@ -174,8 +172,6 @@ void Pd_session_component::transfer_quota(Capability<Pd_session> pd_cap,
 			warning("attempt to transfer RAM quota to unrelated PD session");
 			throw Invalid_session(); }
 		catch (Account<Ram_quota>::Limit_exceeded) {
-			warning("RAM limit (", *_ram_account, ") exceeded "
-			        "during transfer_quota(", amount, ")");
 			throw Out_of_ram(); }
 	});
 }