diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index b00e535ab0..bf54452095 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -185,10 +185,8 @@ safe_remove() {
   for path in "$@" ; do
     if [ -e "${path}" -o -L "${path}" ]; then
       rm -r "${path}"
-    elif [ -n "${PKG_NAME}" ]; then
-      print_color CLR_WARNING "safe_remove: path does not exist: [${PKG_NAME}]: ${path}\n"
     else
-      print_color CLR_WARNING "safe_remove: path does not exist: ${path}\n"
+     log_qa_check "safe_remove" "path does not exist: ${path}"
     fi
   done
 }