diff --git a/panda/src/windisplay/winGraphicsWindow.cxx b/panda/src/windisplay/winGraphicsWindow.cxx
index 628a040c20..049265c5cf 100644
--- a/panda/src/windisplay/winGraphicsWindow.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/windisplay/winGraphicsWindow.cxx
@@ -2232,7 +2232,6 @@ get_icon(const Filename &filename) {
   if (h == 0) {
     windisplay_cat.warning()
       << "windows icon filename '" << os << "' could not be loaded!!\n";
-    show_error_message();
   }
 
   _icon_filenames[filename] = h;