diff --git a/C/load_foreign.c b/C/load_foreign.c
index b52e3e6da..472d65e76 100644
--- a/C/load_foreign.c
+++ b/C/load_foreign.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ p_load_foreign( USES_REGS1 )
   Int returncode = FALSE;
   yhandle_t CurSlot = Yap_StartSlots();
 
-  strcpy(LOCAL_ErrorSay,"Invalid arguments");
   //  Yap_DebugPlWrite(ARG1);  printf("%s\n", " \n");
   //Yap_DebugPlWrite(ARG2);  printf("%s\n", " \n");
   //ap_DebugPlWrite(ARG3);  printf("%s\n", " \n");