diff --git a/src/lib/eolian/database_validate.c b/src/lib/eolian/database_validate.c
index 7e96da58cf..43ab8bcba7 100644
--- a/src/lib/eolian/database_validate.c
+++ b/src/lib/eolian/database_validate.c
@@ -72,12 +72,8 @@ _validate_ref(const char *ref, const Eolian_Object *info)
    return EINA_TRUE;
 
 failed:
-   if (!strcmp(ref, "since"))
-     fprintf(stderr, "eolian:%s:%d:%d: '@since' treated as a reference (missing blank line?)\n",
-             info->file, info->line, info->column);
-   else
-     fprintf(stderr, "eolian:%s:%d:%d: failed validating reference '%s'\n",
-             info->file, info->line, info->column, ref);
+   fprintf(stderr, "eolian:%s:%d:%d: failed validating reference '%s'\n",
+           info->file, info->line, info->column, ref);
    return EINA_FALSE;
 }