diff --git a/src/bank-lib/bank_api_credit.c b/src/bank-lib/bank_api_credit.c
index adbc3233f..2a6c64e5a 100644
--- a/src/bank-lib/bank_api_credit.c
+++ b/src/bank-lib/bank_api_credit.c
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ handle_credit_history_finished (void *cls,
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
                 "Unexpected response code %u\n",
                 (unsigned int) response_code);
-    GNUNET_break_op (0);
     ec = TALER_JSON_get_error_code (j);
     break;
   }
diff --git a/src/bank-lib/bank_api_debit.c b/src/bank-lib/bank_api_debit.c
index fcbe1bfdd..0e1ec0c5d 100644
--- a/src/bank-lib/bank_api_debit.c
+++ b/src/bank-lib/bank_api_debit.c
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ handle_debit_history_finished (void *cls,
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
                 "Unexpected response code %u\n",
                 (unsigned int) response_code);
-    GNUNET_break_op (0);
     ec = TALER_JSON_get_error_code (j);
     break;
   }