diff --git a/client/cs_account.C b/client/cs_account.C
index 7aba54c75f..c286831c61 100644
--- a/client/cs_account.C
+++ b/client/cs_account.C
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@ int PROJECT::write_account_file() {
     fprintf(f, "</account>\n");
     fclose(f);
     retval = boinc_rename(TEMP_FILE_NAME, path);
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    char error[4096];
-    msg_printf(0, MSG_ERROR,
-        "Can't rename file %s to %s; %s",
-        TEMP_FILE_NAME, path, windows_error_string(error, sizeof(error))
-    );
-#endif
     if (retval) return ERR_RENAME;
     return 0;
 }
@@ -394,13 +387,6 @@ int PROJECT::write_statistics_file() {
 
     fclose(f);
     retval = boinc_rename(TEMP_FILE_NAME, path);
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    char error[4096];
-    msg_printf(0, MSG_ERROR,
-        "Can't rename file %s to %s; %s",
-        TEMP_FILE_NAME, path, windows_error_string(error, sizeof(error))
-    );
-#endif
     if (retval) return ERR_RENAME;
     return 0;
 }