diff -up nfs-utils-1.3.0/support/include/nsm.h.orig nfs-utils-1.3.0/support/include/nsm.h
--- nfs-utils-1.3.0/support/include/nsm.h.orig	2014-03-25 11:12:07.000000000 -0400
+++ nfs-utils-1.3.0/support/include/nsm.h	2016-06-23 10:09:34.216841414 -0400
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ extern unsigned int
 extern _Bool	nsm_insert_monitored_host(const char *hostname,
 			const struct sockaddr *sap, const struct mon *m);
 extern void	nsm_delete_monitored_host(const char *hostname,
-			const char *mon_name, const char *my_name);
+			const char *mon_name, const char *my_name,
+			const int chatty);
 extern void	nsm_delete_notified_host(const char *hostname,
 			const char *mon_name, const char *my_name);
 extern size_t	nsm_priv_to_hex(const char *priv, char *buf,
diff -up nfs-utils-1.3.0/support/nsm/file.c.orig nfs-utils-1.3.0/support/nsm/file.c
--- nfs-utils-1.3.0/support/nsm/file.c.orig	2014-03-25 11:12:07.000000000 -0400
+++ nfs-utils-1.3.0/support/nsm/file.c	2016-06-23 10:09:34.216841414 -0400
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ nsm_load_notify_list(nsm_populate_t func
 
 static void
 nsm_delete_host(const char *directory, const char *hostname,
-		const char *mon_name, const char *my_name)
+		const char *mon_name, const char *my_name, const int chatty)
 {
 	char line[LINELEN + 1 + SM_MAXSTRLEN + 2];
 	char *outbuf = NULL;
@@ -1028,8 +1028,9 @@ nsm_delete_host(const char *directory, c
 	}
 
 	if (stat(path, &stb) == -1) {
-		xlog(L_ERROR, "Failed to delete: "
-			"could not stat original file %s: %m", path);
+		if (chatty)
+			xlog(L_ERROR, "Failed to delete: "
+				"could not stat original file %s: %m", path);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	remaining = (size_t)stb.st_size + 1;
@@ -1108,13 +1109,14 @@ out:
  * @hostname: '\0'-terminated C string containing hostname of record to delete
  * @mon_name: '\0'-terminated C string containing monname of record to delete
  * @my_name: '\0'-terminated C string containing myname of record to delete
+ * @chatty: should an error be logged if the monitor file doesn't exist?
  *
  */
 void
 nsm_delete_monitored_host(const char *hostname, const char *mon_name,
-		const char *my_name)
+		const char *my_name, const int chatty)
 {
-	nsm_delete_host(NSM_MONITOR_DIR, hostname, mon_name, my_name);
+	nsm_delete_host(NSM_MONITOR_DIR, hostname, mon_name, my_name, chatty);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1128,5 +1130,5 @@ void
 nsm_delete_notified_host(const char *hostname, const char *mon_name,
 		const char *my_name)
 {
-	nsm_delete_host(NSM_NOTIFY_DIR, hostname, mon_name, my_name);
+	nsm_delete_host(NSM_NOTIFY_DIR, hostname, mon_name, my_name, 1);
 }
diff -up nfs-utils-1.3.0/utils/statd/monitor.c.orig nfs-utils-1.3.0/utils/statd/monitor.c
--- nfs-utils-1.3.0/utils/statd/monitor.c.orig	2016-06-23 10:08:34.442835693 -0400
+++ nfs-utils-1.3.0/utils/statd/monitor.c	2016-06-23 10:09:34.216841414 -0400
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ sm_mon_1_svc(struct mon *argp, struct sv
 	 * Now, Create file on stable storage for host, first deleting any
 	 * existing records on file.
 	 */
-	nsm_delete_monitored_host(dnsname, mon_name, my_name);
+	nsm_delete_monitored_host(dnsname, mon_name, my_name, 0);
 
 	if (!nsm_insert_monitored_host(dnsname,
 				(struct sockaddr *)(char *)&my_addr, argp)) {
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ sm_unmon_1_svc(struct mon_id *argp, stru
 			ha_callout("del-client", mon_name, my_name, -1);
 
 			nsm_delete_monitored_host(clnt->dns_name,
-							mon_name, my_name);
+							mon_name, my_name, 1);
 			nlist_free(&rtnl, clnt);
 
 			return (&result);
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ sm_unmon_all_1_svc(struct my_id *argp, s
 			/* PRC: do the HA callout: */
 			ha_callout("del-client", mon_name, my_name, -1);
 			nsm_delete_monitored_host(clnt->dns_name,
-							mon_name, my_name);
+							mon_name, my_name, 1);
 			nlist_free(&rtnl, clnt);
 			++count;
 			clnt = temp;