diff --git a/pl/messages.yap b/pl/messages.yap
index 9c9c155ee..6eb2fff9b 100644
--- a/pl/messages.yap
+++ b/pl/messages.yap
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ prolog:message_to_string(Event, Message) :-
 %	source-location and should therefore not be handled this way.
 compose_message(_, banner) -->
 	current_prolog_flag(verbose, silent), !.
-compose_message( Term, _Level ) -->
-	user:message_hook(Term), !.
 compose_message( Term, _Level ) -->
 	prolog:message(Term), !.
 compose_message( query(_QueryResult,_), _Level) -->