diff --git a/lisp/mail/rmail.el b/lisp/mail/rmail.el
index 114a7917132..0ee9f943ed1 100644
--- a/lisp/mail/rmail.el
+++ b/lisp/mail/rmail.el
@@ -753,9 +753,7 @@ Instead, these commands are available:
 	    (cons "Output Rmail File" 
 		  (rmail-list-to-menu "Output Rmail File" 
 				      (cdr files) 
-				      'rmail-output-to-rmail-file)))))
-    (message "No files matching %s/%s found"
-	     rmail-secondary-file-directory rmail-secondary-file-regexp)))
+				      'rmail-output-to-rmail-file)))))))
 
 
 ;;;; *** Rmail input ***