diff --git a/privatemsg.pages.inc b/privatemsg.pages.inc
index 929b370..04f2e1c 100644
--- a/privatemsg.pages.inc
+++ b/privatemsg.pages.inc
@@ -586,11 +586,7 @@ function privatemsg_new_validate($form, &$form_state) {
   }
 
   $validated = _privatemsg_validate_message($message, TRUE);
-  foreach ($validated['messages'] as $type => $texts) {
-    foreach ($texts as $text) {
-      drupal_set_message($text, $type);
-    }
-  }
+
   $form_state['validate_built_message'] = $message;
 }