diff --git a/src/libCom/misc/cantProceed.c b/src/libCom/misc/cantProceed.c
index d782a07c7..d8267b912 100644
--- a/src/libCom/misc/cantProceed.c
+++ b/src/libCom/misc/cantProceed.c
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ epicsShareFunc void cantProceed(const char *msg, ...)
     errlogPrintf("Thread %s (%p) can't proceed, suspending.\n",
             epicsThreadGetNameSelf(), (void *)epicsThreadGetIdSelf());
 
-	errlogPrintf("Dumping a stack trace:\n");
 	epicsStackTrace();
-	errlogPrintf("\n");
 
     errlogFlush();
     
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/default/osdAssert.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/default/osdAssert.c
index 26f94a14f..1c860a3e0 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/default/osdAssert.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/default/osdAssert.c
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ void epicsAssert (const char *pFile, const unsigned line,
         "    by thread '%s' failed in %s line %u.\n",
         pExp, epicsThreadGetNameSelf(), pFile, line);
 
-	errlogPrintf("\n"
-		"I'll try to dump a stack trace:\n");
 	epicsStackTrace();
-	errlogPrintf("\n");
 
     errlogPrintf("EPICS Release %s.\n", epicsReleaseVersion);