diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/set/set_resources.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/set/set_resources.go
index 2d26729fad23..34011e920584 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/set/set_resources.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/set/set_resources.go
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ func (o *SetResourcesOptions) Run() error {
 
 		//no changes
 		if string(patch.Patch) == "{}" || len(patch.Patch) == 0 {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, fmt.Errorf("info: %s was not changed\n", name))
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/set/set_subject.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/set/set_subject.go
index 32a99b66424f..41abc7092f03 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/set/set_subject.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/set/set_subject.go
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ func (o *SubjectOptions) Run(fn updateSubjects) error {
 
 		//no changes
 		if string(patch.Patch) == "{}" || len(patch.Patch) == 0 {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, fmt.Errorf("info: %s was not changed\n", name))
 			continue
 		}