diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index be87a78a8d..63ec969a3d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Thu Jul  9 22:04:04 EDT 1998  Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com>
 
-	* app/clone.c: clone_motion: error message instead of segv
-	  if the clone source hasn't been selected or no longer exists.
+	* app/clone.c: clone_motion: silently ignore cloning if the
+	  clone source hasn't been selected or no longer exists.
 
 Wed Jul  8 21:34:31 PDT 1998  Jay Cox <jaycox@earthlink.net>
 
diff --git a/app/clone.c b/app/clone.c
index 1435cbb4da..154d2e8a3a 100644
--- a/app/clone.c
+++ b/app/clone.c
@@ -332,10 +332,7 @@ clone_motion (PaintCore *paint_core,
   if (!src_drawable ||
       (! (src_gimage = drawable_gimage (src_drawable)) && type == ImageClone) ||
       ! (gimage = drawable_gimage (drawable)))
-    {
-      g_message("Select source image before cloning");
-      return;
-    }
+    return;
 
   /*  Get a region which can be used to paint to  */
   if (! (area = paint_core_get_paint_area (paint_core, drawable)))
diff --git a/app/paint/gimpclone.c b/app/paint/gimpclone.c
index 1435cbb4da..154d2e8a3a 100644
--- a/app/paint/gimpclone.c
+++ b/app/paint/gimpclone.c
@@ -332,10 +332,7 @@ clone_motion (PaintCore *paint_core,
   if (!src_drawable ||
       (! (src_gimage = drawable_gimage (src_drawable)) && type == ImageClone) ||
       ! (gimage = drawable_gimage (drawable)))
-    {
-      g_message("Select source image before cloning");
-      return;
-    }
+    return;
 
   /*  Get a region which can be used to paint to  */
   if (! (area = paint_core_get_paint_area (paint_core, drawable)))
diff --git a/app/paint/gimpsourcecore.c b/app/paint/gimpsourcecore.c
index 1435cbb4da..154d2e8a3a 100644
--- a/app/paint/gimpsourcecore.c
+++ b/app/paint/gimpsourcecore.c
@@ -332,10 +332,7 @@ clone_motion (PaintCore *paint_core,
   if (!src_drawable ||
       (! (src_gimage = drawable_gimage (src_drawable)) && type == ImageClone) ||
       ! (gimage = drawable_gimage (drawable)))
-    {
-      g_message("Select source image before cloning");
-      return;
-    }
+    return;
 
   /*  Get a region which can be used to paint to  */
   if (! (area = paint_core_get_paint_area (paint_core, drawable)))
diff --git a/app/tools/clone.c b/app/tools/clone.c
index 1435cbb4da..154d2e8a3a 100644
--- a/app/tools/clone.c
+++ b/app/tools/clone.c
@@ -332,10 +332,7 @@ clone_motion (PaintCore *paint_core,
   if (!src_drawable ||
       (! (src_gimage = drawable_gimage (src_drawable)) && type == ImageClone) ||
       ! (gimage = drawable_gimage (drawable)))
-    {
-      g_message("Select source image before cloning");
-      return;
-    }
+    return;
 
   /*  Get a region which can be used to paint to  */
   if (! (area = paint_core_get_paint_area (paint_core, drawable)))
diff --git a/app/tools/gimpclonetool.c b/app/tools/gimpclonetool.c
index 1435cbb4da..154d2e8a3a 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimpclonetool.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimpclonetool.c
@@ -332,10 +332,7 @@ clone_motion (PaintCore *paint_core,
   if (!src_drawable ||
       (! (src_gimage = drawable_gimage (src_drawable)) && type == ImageClone) ||
       ! (gimage = drawable_gimage (drawable)))
-    {
-      g_message("Select source image before cloning");
-      return;
-    }
+    return;
 
   /*  Get a region which can be used to paint to  */
   if (! (area = paint_core_get_paint_area (paint_core, drawable)))
diff --git a/app/tools/gimpsourcetool.c b/app/tools/gimpsourcetool.c
index 1435cbb4da..154d2e8a3a 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimpsourcetool.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimpsourcetool.c
@@ -332,10 +332,7 @@ clone_motion (PaintCore *paint_core,
   if (!src_drawable ||
       (! (src_gimage = drawable_gimage (src_drawable)) && type == ImageClone) ||
       ! (gimage = drawable_gimage (drawable)))
-    {
-      g_message("Select source image before cloning");
-      return;
-    }
+    return;
 
   /*  Get a region which can be used to paint to  */
   if (! (area = paint_core_get_paint_area (paint_core, drawable)))