diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 17cbf15..0b8e2e6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 News file for Stow.
 
+* Changes in version 2.1.4
+
+** Remove "There are no outstanding operations to perform" warning.
+
 * Changes in version 2.1.3
 
 ** New --adopt / -a option
diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index cc2f3d7..191e0ba 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ Austin Wood         <austin.wood@rmit.edu.au>
 Christopher Hoobin  <christopher.hoobin.edu.au>
 Adam Spiers         <stow@adamspiers.org>
 Stefano Lattarini
+Adam Sampson
diff --git a/lib/Stow.pm.in b/lib/Stow.pm.in
index 47a863d..3565e3f 100755
--- a/lib/Stow.pm.in
+++ b/lib/Stow.pm.in
@@ -1391,7 +1391,6 @@ sub process_tasks {
     $self->{tasks} = [ grep { $_->{action} ne 'skip' } @{ $self->{tasks} } ];
 
     if (not @{ $self->{tasks} }) {
-        warn "There are no outstanding operations to perform.\n";
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/t/stow.t b/t/stow.t
index 395201f..ef32b78 100755
--- a/t/stow.t
+++ b/t/stow.t
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ make_file('../stow/pkg4c/bin4c/file4c', "bin4c/file4c - version originally in st
 
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg4c');
 is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0 => 'no conflicts with --adopt');
-my @tasks = $stow->get_tasks;
-is(@tasks, 4 => 'two tasks per file');
+is($stow->get_tasks, 4 => 'two tasks per file');
 $stow->process_tasks();
 for my $file ('file4c', 'bin4c/file4c') {
     ok(-l $file, "$file turned into a symlink");
@@ -287,11 +286,7 @@ make_dir('../stow/pkg10b/man10/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg10b/man10/man1/file10.1');
 
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg10b');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process');
 ok( 
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
     readlink('man10/man1/file10.1') eq '../../../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10.1' 
@@ -371,11 +366,7 @@ make_dir('stow/pkg14/stow/pkg15');
 make_file('stow/pkg14/stow/pkg15/node15');
 
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg14');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process');
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
     ! -l 'stow/pkg15'
diff --git a/t/unstow.t b/t/unstow.t
index a666662..23f42e7 100755
--- a/t/unstow.t
+++ b/t/unstow.t
@@ -146,11 +146,7 @@ make_file('stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b/file7b');
 make_link('stow/pkg7b', '../stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b');
 
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg7b');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg7b'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg7b');
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
     -l 'stow/pkg7b' &&
@@ -172,11 +168,7 @@ make_file('stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b/file8b');
 make_link('stow2/pkg8b', '../stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b');
 
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg8a');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg8a'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg8a');
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
     -l 'stow2/pkg8b' &&
@@ -224,11 +216,7 @@ make_link('man10/man1/file10b.1'  => '../../../stow/pkg10b/man10/man1/file10b.1'
 make_dir('../stow/pkg10c/man10/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg10c/man10/man1/file10a.1');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg10c');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg10c'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg10c');
 ok( 
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
     readlink('man10/man1/file10a.1') eq '../../../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10a.1' 
@@ -260,11 +248,7 @@ ok(
 #
 $stow = new_Stow();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12');
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0
     => 'unstow already unstowed package pkg12'
@@ -279,11 +263,7 @@ mkdir("$OUT_DIR/target");
 
 $stow = new_Stow();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 which was never stowed'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 which was never stowed');
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0
     => 'unstow never stowed package pkg12'
@@ -296,11 +276,7 @@ make_file('man12/man1/file12.1');
 
 $stow = new_Stow();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 for third time'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 for third time');
 %conflicts = $stow->get_conflicts;
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 1 &&
diff --git a/t/unstow_orig.t b/t/unstow_orig.t
index 79465ee..ef04459 100755
--- a/t/unstow_orig.t
+++ b/t/unstow_orig.t
@@ -152,11 +152,7 @@ make_file('stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b/file7b');
 make_link('stow/pkg7b', '../stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b');
 
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg7b');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg7b'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg7b');
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
     -l 'stow/pkg7b' &&
@@ -178,11 +174,7 @@ make_file('stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b/file8b');
 make_link('stow2/pkg8b', '../stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b');
 
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg8a');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg8a'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg8a');
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
     -l 'stow2/pkg8b' &&
@@ -230,11 +222,7 @@ make_link('man10/man1/file10b.1'  => '../../../stow/pkg10b/man10/man1/file10b.1'
 make_dir('../stow/pkg10c/man10/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg10c/man10/man1/file10a.1');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg10c');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg10c'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg10c');
 ok( 
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
     readlink('man10/man1/file10a.1') eq '../../../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10a.1' 
@@ -266,11 +254,7 @@ ok(
 #
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12');
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0
     => 'unstow already unstowed package pkg12'
@@ -285,11 +269,7 @@ mkdir("$OUT_DIR/target");
 
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 which was never stowed'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 which was never stowed');
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 0
     => 'unstow never stowed package pkg12'
@@ -302,11 +282,7 @@ make_file('man12/man1/file12.1');
 
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
-stderr_like(
-  sub { $stow->process_tasks(); },
-  qr/There are no outstanding operations to perform/,
-  'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 for third time'
-);
+is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 for third time');
 %conflicts = $stow->get_conflicts;
 ok(
     $stow->get_conflict_count == 1 &&