diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index b8bd1a492..6748d1e91 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ Version 1.6.10beta02 [February 23, 2014]
   Added png_ptr->process_mode = PNG_READ_IDAT_MODE in png_push_read_chunk
     after recognizing the IDAT chunk, which avoids an infinite loop while
     reading a datastream whose first IDAT chunk is of zero-length.
-  Don't recognize known sRGB profiles as sRGB if they have been hacked.
+  Don't recognize known sRGB profiles as sRGB if they have been hacked,
+    but don't reject them and don't issue a copyright violation warning.
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 85b26b719..156be84be 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4853,7 +4853,8 @@ Version 1.6.10beta02 [February 23, 2014]
   Added png_ptr->process_mode = PNG_READ_IDAT_MODE in png_push_read_chunk
     after recognizing the IDAT chunk, which avoids an infinite loop while
     reading a datastream whose first IDAT chunk is of zero-length.
-  Don't recognize known sRGB profiles as sRGB if they have been hacked.
+  Don't recognize known sRGB profiles as sRGB if they have been hacked,
+    but don't reject them and don't issue a copyright violation warning.
 
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diff --git a/pngrutil.c b/pngrutil.c
index 111aa980a..7dccb1920 100644
--- a/pngrutil.c
+++ b/pngrutil.c
@@ -314,18 +314,11 @@ png_read_buffer(png_structrp png_ptr, png_alloc_size_t new_size, int warn)
 
       else if (warn < 2) /* else silent */
       {
-#ifdef PNG_WARNINGS_SUPPORTED
          if (warn)
              png_chunk_warning(png_ptr, "insufficient memory to read chunk");
+
          else
-#endif
-         {
-#ifdef PNG_ERROR_TEXT_SUPPORTED
              png_chunk_error(png_ptr, "insufficient memory to read chunk");
-#else
-             png_err(png_ptr);
-#endif
-         }
       }
    }
 
@@ -988,22 +981,15 @@ png_handle_PLTE(png_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr, png_uint_32 length)
       if (!(png_ptr->flags & PNG_FLAG_CRC_ANCILLARY_USE))
       {
          if (png_ptr->flags & PNG_FLAG_CRC_ANCILLARY_NOWARN)
-         {
-            png_chunk_benign_error(png_ptr, "CRC error");
-         }
+            return;
 
          else
-         {
-            png_chunk_warning(png_ptr, "CRC error");
-            return;
-         }
+            png_chunk_error(png_ptr, "CRC error");
       }
 
       /* Otherwise, we (optionally) emit a warning and use the chunk. */
       else if (!(png_ptr->flags & PNG_FLAG_CRC_ANCILLARY_NOWARN))
-      {
          png_chunk_warning(png_ptr, "CRC error");
-      }
    }
 #endif