diff --git a/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c b/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
index 2071d45a6..35a48d77e 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
@@ -535,10 +535,7 @@ krb5_get_in_cred(krb5_context context,
 	ret2 = krb5_rd_error(context, &resp, &error);
 	krb5_data_free(&resp);
 	if (ret2 == 0) {
-	    /* XXX */
-	    if (error.e_text)
-		fprintf (stderr,
-			 "get_in_tkt: KRB_ERROR: %s\n", *(error.e_text));
+	    /* XXX - send krb-error packet to caller */
 	    free_KRB_ERROR (&error);
 	    return error.error_code;
 	}