diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index c5912c4ed24f5d37a77572fa80d2f325e758715b..94cd77ca367aeb6e381c2772c4a004e4905cfce4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -31,11 +31,8 @@ static void be_mcc_notify(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	struct be_queue_info *mccq = &adapter->mcc_obj.q;
 	u32 val = 0;
 
-	if (adapter->eeh_err) {
-		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-			"Error in Card Detected! Cannot issue commands\n");
+	if (adapter->eeh_err)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	val |= mccq->id & DB_MCCQ_RING_ID_MASK;
 	val |= 1 << DB_MCCQ_NUM_POSTED_SHIFT;
@@ -298,19 +295,13 @@ static int be_mbox_db_ready_wait(struct be_adapter *adapter, void __iomem *db)
 	int msecs = 0;
 	u32 ready;
 
-	if (adapter->eeh_err) {
-		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-			"Error detected in card.Cannot issue commands\n");
+	if (adapter->eeh_err)
 		return -EIO;
-	}
 
 	do {
 		ready = ioread32(db);
-		if (ready == 0xffffffff) {
-			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-				"pci slot disconnected\n");
+		if (ready == 0xffffffff)
 			return -1;
-		}
 
 		ready &= MPU_MAILBOX_DB_RDY_MASK;
 		if (ready)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 99da07ff451023646f6039ece647986cddc23285..0e97b6d01c79b6f0bd5a5f6d7c88684ad06926ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2007,7 +2007,8 @@ void be_detect_dump_ue(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 		sliport_status & SLIPORT_STATUS_ERR_MASK) {
 		adapter->ue_detected = true;
 		adapter->eeh_err = true;
-		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "UE Detected!!\n");
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+			"Unrecoverable error in the card\n");
 	}
 
 	if (ue_lo) {