diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index a36ebe27..ecac323c 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -868,7 +868,6 @@ get_standalone_hpp <- function(stan_file, stancflags) {
     unlink(hpp_path)
     hpp
   } else {
-    stop(status$stderr, call. = FALSE)
     invisible(NULL)
   }
 }