diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config.mjs b/packages/cli/src/config.mjs
index 6de5fdc6c..ff3733104 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config.mjs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config.mjs
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ function accessFor(system, env, warn) {
     loadAccess(file, context);
   } catch (e) {
     const code = e instanceof BusinessError && e.exitCode !== 4 ? "access-invalid" : "access-unreadable";
-    warn(`access file refused at boot (${code}), no granted user binds until it is fixed: ${file}`);
   }
   return { file, context };
 }