diff --git a/lib/krb5/verify_krb5_conf.c b/lib/krb5/verify_krb5_conf.c
index ff4e8cc94..94d0053fb 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/verify_krb5_conf.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/verify_krb5_conf.c
@@ -159,10 +159,7 @@ check_host(krb5_context context, const char *path, char *data)
     hostname[strcspn(hostname, "/")] = '\0';
     ret = getaddrinfo(hostname, "telnet" /* XXX */, NULL, &ai);
     if(ret != 0) {
-	if(ret == EAI_NODATA)
-	    krb5_warnx(context, "%s: host not found (%s)", path, hostname);
-	else
-	    krb5_warnx(context, "%s: %s (%s)", path, gai_strerror(ret), hostname);
+	krb5_warnx(context, "%s: %s (%s)", path, gai_strerror(ret), hostname);
 	return 1;
     }
     return 0;