diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-vpn-service-plugin.c b/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-vpn-service-plugin.c
index 5c7bc45b6d..7ed0c5fabe 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-vpn-service-plugin.c
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/nm-vpn-service-plugin.c
@@ -807,29 +807,23 @@ nm_vpn_service_plugin_read_vpn_details(int fd, GHashTable **out_data, GHashTable
             /* finish marker */
             break;
         } else if (NM_STR_HAS_PREFIX(line->str, DATA_KEY_TAG)) {
-            if (nm_clear_g_string(&key))
-                g_warning("a value expected");
+            nm_clear_g_string(&key);
             key  = g_string_new(line->str + strlen(DATA_KEY_TAG));
             str  = key;
             hash = data;
         } else if (NM_STR_HAS_PREFIX(line->str, DATA_VAL_TAG)) {
-            if (val || !key || hash != data) {
-                g_warning("%s not preceded by %s", DATA_VAL_TAG, DATA_KEY_TAG);
+            if (val || !key || hash != data)
                 break;
-            }
             val = g_string_new(line->str + strlen(DATA_VAL_TAG));
             str = val;
         } else if (NM_STR_HAS_PREFIX(line->str, SECRET_KEY_TAG)) {
-            if (nm_clear_g_string(&key))
-                g_warning("a value expected");
+            nm_clear_g_string(&key);
             key  = g_string_new(line->str + strlen(SECRET_KEY_TAG));
             str  = key;
             hash = secrets;
         } else if (NM_STR_HAS_PREFIX(line->str, SECRET_VAL_TAG)) {
-            if (val || !key || hash != secrets) {
-                g_warning("%s not preceded by %s", SECRET_VAL_TAG, SECRET_KEY_TAG);
+            if (val || !key || hash != secrets)
                 break;
-            }
             val = g_string_new(line->str + strlen(SECRET_VAL_TAG));
             str = val;
         }
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/test-libnm.c b/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/test-libnm.c
index 003b030432..d09feb5ce3 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/test-libnm.c
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/test-libnm.c
@@ -2462,8 +2462,7 @@ test_nm_vpn_service_plugin_read_vpn_details(void)
         "DONE\n"
         "",
         READ_VPN_DETAIL_DATA({"some-key", "string\ncontinued after a line break"}, ),
-        READ_VPN_DETAIL_DATA({"key names\ncan have\ncontinuations too", "value"}, ),
-        NMTST_EXPECT_LIBNM_WARNING("DATA_VAL= not preceded by DATA_KEY="));
+        READ_VPN_DETAIL_DATA({"key names\ncan have\ncontinuations too", "value"}, ), );
 
     _do_read_vpn_details(
         ""