diff --git a/src/BiblioInfo.cpp b/src/BiblioInfo.cpp
index 14c365032b..bb971628e5 100644
--- a/src/BiblioInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/BiblioInfo.cpp
@@ -711,7 +711,6 @@ docstring BibTeXInfo::getValueForKey(string const & oldkey, Buffer const & buf,
 		else if (key == "year")
 			ret = getYear();
 	}
-	LYXERR0(ret);
 	if (cleanit)
 		return html::cleanAttr(ret);