diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm
index 5cd2a1ee6..5943ea7ef 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm
@@ -653,10 +653,6 @@ sub processArgs
     # must have object name(s) -
 	if ((scalar(@::clobjnames) == 0) && (scalar(@::fileobjnames) == 0))
     {
-        my $rsp;
-        $rsp->{data}->[0] =
-          "Could not determine what object definitions to remove.\n";
-        xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", $rsp, $::callback);
         return 3;
     }
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xcat2nim.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xcat2nim.pm
index 03b2b2de7..d4e2c3e61 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xcat2nim.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xcat2nim.pm
@@ -576,10 +576,6 @@ sub processArgs
     # must have object name(s) -
     if (!@::clobjnames)
     {
-        my $rsp;
-        $rsp->{data}->[0] =
-          "$::msgstr Could not determine what object definitions to remove.\n";
-        xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", $rsp, $::callback);
         return 3;
     }