diff --git a/client/src/uart/uart_posix.c b/client/src/uart/uart_posix.c
index 58e497d55..86d76317b 100644
--- a/client/src/uart/uart_posix.c
+++ b/client/src/uart/uart_posix.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ serial_port uart_open(const char *pcPortName, uint32_t speed) {
 
     sp->fd = open(pcPortName, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NDELAY | O_NONBLOCK);
     if (sp->fd == -1) {
-        PrintAndLogEx(ERR, "error: UART file descriptor");
         uart_close(sp);
         return INVALID_SERIAL_PORT;
     }
diff --git a/client/src/uart/uart_win32.c b/client/src/uart/uart_win32.c
index 699ac4525..cb8b92a73 100644
--- a/client/src/uart/uart_win32.c
+++ b/client/src/uart/uart_win32.c
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ serial_port uart_open(const char *pcPortName, uint32_t speed) {
     sp->hPort = CreateFileA(acPortName, GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
     if (sp->hPort == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
         uart_close(sp);
-        PrintAndLogEx(ERR, "error:  invalid handle");
         return INVALID_SERIAL_PORT;
     }