diff --git a/src/conio/ciolib.c b/src/conio/ciolib.c
index 19f6c6cb42a651e008aefba2034b13e6ebd1204f..1a92681f913bb94d05f56da38352ce6e99fb2059 100644
--- a/src/conio/ciolib.c
+++ b/src/conio/ciolib.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ int try_x_init(int mode)
 		cio_api.settitle=x_settitle;
 		return(1);
 	}
-	fprintf(stderr,"X init failed\n");
 	return(0);
 }
  #endif
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ int try_curses_init(int mode)
 		cio_api.settitle=NULL;
 		return(1);
 	}
-	fprintf(stderr,"Curses init failed\n");
 	return(0);
 }
 #endif
@@ -147,7 +145,6 @@ int try_ansi_init(int mode)
 		cio_api.settitle=NULL;
 		return(1);
 	}
-	fprintf(stderr,"ANSI init failed\n");
 	return(0);
 }
 
@@ -179,7 +176,6 @@ int try_conio_init(int mode)
 		cio_api.settitle=win32_settitle;
 		return(1);
 	}
-	fprintf(stderr,"CONIO init failed\n");
 	return(0);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/conio/console.c b/src/conio/console.c
index 33c7904a9c48993f13c695b5d123fe81837618eb..cdfa2fd94b59a21a87e551cf979dc784143186cd 100644
--- a/src/conio/console.c
+++ b/src/conio/console.c
@@ -1046,7 +1046,6 @@ init_mode(int mode)
 
     idx = find_vmode(mode);
     if (idx == -1) {
-		fprintf(stderr,"Cannot initialize selected mode (%d)\n",mode);
 		console_new_mode=NO_NEW_MODE;
 		sem_post(&console_mode_changed);
 		return(-1);
@@ -1071,7 +1070,6 @@ init_mode(int mode)
 
     /* Update font. */
     if(load_font(NULL,vmode.charwidth,vmode.charheight)) {
-		fprintf(stderr,"Cannot load font\n");
 		sem_post(&console_mode_changed);
 		return(-1);
 	}
@@ -1100,7 +1098,6 @@ init_window()
 
 	dpy = x11.XOpenDisplay(NULL);
     if (dpy == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr,"Cannot open connection to X server\n");
 		return(-1);
 	}
     xfd = ConnectionNumber(dpy);
@@ -1243,17 +1240,14 @@ console_init()
 	sem_init(&console_mode_changed,0,0);
 
    	if(kbd_init()) {
-		fprintf(stderr,"Cannot initialize X keyboard\n");
 		return(-1);
 	}
 
     if(video_init()) {
-		fprintf(stderr,"X video init failure\n");
 		return(-1);
 	}
 
     if(mouse_init()) {
-		fprintf(stderr,"Cannot initialize X mouse\n");
 		return(-1);
 	}