diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/spl-book.cc b/crawl-ref/source/spl-book.cc
index 592198dc456c60dc7a302ce9c77eb28edbee85b9..7dfa510665374b8b13f9244544f10b40d265f8e8 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/spl-book.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/spl-book.cc
@@ -1198,12 +1198,6 @@ static bool _learn_spell_checks(spell_type specspell)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (spell_fail(specspell) >= 100 && !vehumet_is_offering(specspell))
-    {
-        mpr("This spell is too difficult to memorise!");
-        return false;
-    }
-
     return true;
 }
 

diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/spl-book.cc b/crawl-ref/source/spl-book.cc
index 592198dc456c60dc7a302ce9c77eb28edbee85b9..2e9d84afc64e71bda51272fd96d023eacbf30c7e 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/spl-book.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/spl-book.cc
@@ -1198,12 +1198,6 @@ static bool _learn_spell_checks(spell_type specspell)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (spell_fail(specspell) >= 100 && !vehumet_is_offering(specspell))
-    {
-        mpr("This spell is too difficult to memorise!");
-        return false;
-    }
-
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -1214,7 +1208,9 @@ bool learn_spell(spell_type specspell)
 
     double chance = get_miscast_chance(specspell);
 
-    if (chance >= 0.025)
+    if (spell_fail(specspell) >= 100 && !vehumet_is_offering(specspell)) 
+        mprf(MSGCH_WARN, "This spell is impossible to cast!"); 
+    else if (chance >= 0.025)
         mprf(MSGCH_WARN, "This spell is very dangerous to cast!");
     else if (chance >= 0.005)
         mprf(MSGCH_WARN, "This spell is quite dangerous to cast!");