diff --git a/src/storage.cpp b/src/storage.cpp
index 8ec2ee5ae..6671e38e9 100755
--- a/src/storage.cpp
+++ b/src/storage.cpp
@@ -1533,7 +1533,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		error_msg = "empty piece map";
 		m_state = state_full_check;
 		return false;
 	}