diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c4772496..26e0bb4a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 	avoids leaving behind temporary batch files in the temporary
 	directory, which happens frequently on a fast machine when using
 	parallel builds.
+	(reap_children): Add debug message for when removal of a temporary
+	batch file fails.
 
 2012-10-29  Paul Smith  <psmith@gnu.org>
 
diff --git a/job.c b/job.c
index b11d1b4f..8e4c3a55 100644
--- a/job.c
+++ b/job.c
@@ -816,7 +816,6 @@ reap_children (int block, int err)
         DB (DB_JOBS, (_("Cleaning up temp batch file %s\n"),
                       c->sh_batch_file));
 
-        /* just try and remove, don't care if this fails */
 	errno = 0;
         rm_status = remove (c->sh_batch_file);
 	if (rm_status)