diff --git a/Geo/GModel.cpp b/Geo/GModel.cpp
index 8365baf6fa71c870e6557d1b0c56de87578898b7..743d664f774702d271e3026644855a43be8e7606 100644
--- a/Geo/GModel.cpp
+++ b/Geo/GModel.cpp
@@ -523,7 +523,6 @@ int GModel::getDim() const
   if(getNumFaces() > 0) return 2;
   if(getNumEdges() > 0) return 1;
   if(getNumVertices() > 0) return 0;
-  Msg::Warning("The model is empty, dim = -1");
   return -1;
 }