diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/UpdateHandler.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/UpdateHandler.java
index 0df9ffe32d6..fd22c920838 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/UpdateHandler.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/UpdateHandler.java
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ public abstract class UpdateHandler implements SolrInfoMBean {
         File f = new File(tlogDir, file);
         boolean s = f.delete();
         if (!s) {
-          throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, "Could not remove tlog file:" + f.getAbsolutePath());
+          log.error("Could not remove tlog file:" + f.getAbsolutePath());
+          //throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, "Could not remove tlog file:" + f.getAbsolutePath());
         }
       }
     }