diff --git a/src/rest.c b/src/rest.c
index 0b252e2..a6dafbc 100644
--- a/src/rest.c
+++ b/src/rest.c
@@ -2771,9 +2771,8 @@ static int og_cmd_delete_image(json_t *element, struct og_msg_params *params)
 	const char *key, *image;
 	struct og_dbi *dbi;
 	dbi_result result;
-	int rval, err = 0;
 	json_t *value;
-
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (json_typeof(element) != JSON_OBJECT)
 		return -1;
@@ -2835,13 +2834,7 @@ static int og_cmd_delete_image(json_t *element, struct og_msg_params *params)
 	}
 	dbi_result_free(result);
 
-	rval = unlink(filename);
-	if (rval) {
-		og_dbi_close(dbi);
-		syslog(LOG_ERR, "cannot delete image %s: %s\n",
-		       image, strerror(errno));
-		return -1;
-	}
+	unlink(filename);
 	og_dbi_close(dbi);
 
 	return 0;