diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 686a52c73..cb407f0e0 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -174,17 +174,9 @@ struct sway_container *container_close(struct sway_container *con) {
 
 	switch (con->type) {
 		case C_TYPES:
-			wlr_log(L_ERROR, "tried to close an invalid container");
-			break;
 		case C_ROOT:
-			wlr_log(L_ERROR, "tried to close the root container");
-			break;
 		case C_OUTPUT:
-			container_output_destroy(con);
-			break;
 		case C_WORKSPACE:
-			container_workspace_destroy(con);
-			break;
 		case C_CONTAINER:
 			container_for_each_descendant_dfs(con, container_close_func, NULL);
 			break;