diff --git a/src/bee-list.sh.in b/src/bee-list.sh.in
index 7cc9086..6623fe4 100644
--- a/src/bee-list.sh.in
+++ b/src/bee-list.sh.in
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ function print_warning() {
 
 function list_installed_packages() {
     if [ ! -r "${BEE_METADIR}" ] ; then
-        print_warning "can't read BEE_METADIR '${BEE_METADIR}' .. aborting"
         return
     fi
     find ${BEE_METADIR} -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -printf "%f\n"
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ function list_available_packages() {
     done
 
     if [ -z "${search}" ] ; then
-        print_warning "empty search path .. aborting."
         return
     fi