diff --git a/src/lua_infolib.c b/src/lua_infolib.c
index 8143bda89a3928812d7be8611d1a512d56ddffda..9a6153bb32d8ce93d5d6712b64056c3fa7287067 100644
--- a/src/lua_infolib.c
+++ b/src/lua_infolib.c
@@ -1542,8 +1542,10 @@ static int lib_setSkinColor(lua_State *L)
 			strlcpy(info->name, n, MAXCOLORNAME+1);
 			if (strlen(n) > MAXCOLORNAME)
 				CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, "skincolor_t field 'name' ('%s') longer than %d chars; clipped to %s.\n", n, MAXCOLORNAME, info->name);
+#if 0
 			if (strchr(info->name, ' ') != NULL)
 				CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, "skincolor_t field 'name' ('%s') contains spaces.\n", info->name);
+#endif
 
 			if (info->name[0] != '\0') // don't check empty string for dupe
 			{
@@ -1633,8 +1635,10 @@ static int skincolor_set(lua_State *L)
 		strlcpy(info->name, n, MAXCOLORNAME+1);
 		if (strlen(n) > MAXCOLORNAME)
 			CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, "skincolor_t field 'name' ('%s') longer than %d chars; clipped to %s.\n", n, MAXCOLORNAME, info->name);
+#if 0
 		if (strchr(info->name, ' ') != NULL)
 			CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, "skincolor_t field 'name' ('%s') contains spaces.\n", info->name);
+#endif
 
 		if (info->name[0] != '\0') // don't check empty string for dupe
 		{