diff --git a/runtime/delmenu.vim b/runtime/delmenu.vim
index 81df87d346..5c20290152 100644
--- a/runtime/delmenu.vim
+++ b/runtime/delmenu.vim
@@ -2,24 +2,30 @@
 " Warning: This also deletes all menus defined by the user!
 "
 " Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
-" Last Change:	2001 May 27
+" Last Change:	2019 Dec 10
 
 aunmenu *
 
-silent! unlet did_install_default_menus
-silent! unlet did_install_syntax_menu
-if exists("did_menu_trans")
+unlet! g:did_install_default_menus
+unlet! g:did_install_syntax_menu
+
+if exists('g:did_menu_trans')
   menutrans clear
-  unlet did_menu_trans
+  unlet g:did_menu_trans
 endif
 
-silent! unlet find_help_dialog
+unlet! g:find_help_dialog
 
-silent! unlet menutrans_help_dialog
-silent! unlet menutrans_path_dialog
-silent! unlet menutrans_tags_dialog
-silent! unlet menutrans_textwidth_dialog
-silent! unlet menutrans_fileformat_dialog
-silent! unlet menutrans_no_file
+unlet! g:menutrans_fileformat_choices
+unlet! g:menutrans_fileformat_dialog
+unlet! g:menutrans_help_dialog
+unlet! g:menutrans_no_file
+unlet! g:menutrans_path_dialog
+unlet! g:menutrans_set_lang_to
+unlet! g:menutrans_spell_add_ARG_to_word_list
+unlet! g:menutrans_spell_change_ARG_to
+unlet! g:menutrans_spell_ignore_ARG
+unlet! g:menutrans_tags_dialog
+unlet! g:menutrans_textwidth_dialog
 
 " vim: set sw=2 :
diff --git a/runtime/menu.vim b/runtime/menu.vim
index cd56eb5583..78306a57b8 100644
--- a/runtime/menu.vim
+++ b/runtime/menu.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " You can also use this as a start for your own set of menus.
 "
 " Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
-" Last Change:	2019 Jan 27
+" Last Change:	2019 Dec 10
 
 " Note that ":an" (short for ":anoremenu") is often used to make a menu work
 " in all modes and avoid side effects from mappings defined by the user.
@@ -690,11 +690,11 @@ func! s:BMShow(...)
     let g:bmenu_priority = a:1
   endif
 
-  " remove old menu, if exists; keep one entry to avoid a torn off menu to
-  " disappear.
-  silent! unmenu &Buffers
+  " Remove old menu, if exists; keep one entry to avoid a torn off menu to
+  " disappear.  Use try/catch to avoid setting v:errmsg
+  try | unmenu &Buffers | catch | endtry
   exe 'noremenu ' . g:bmenu_priority . ".1 &Buffers.Dummy l"
-  silent! unmenu! &Buffers
+  try | unmenu! &Buffers | catch | endtry
 
   " create new menu; set 'cpo' to include the <CR>
   let cpo_save = &cpo
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_menu.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_menu.vim
index 055d944b15..de6d4aa359 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_menu.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_menu.vim
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ func Test_load_menu()
     call assert_report('error while loading menus: ' . v:exception)
   endtry
   call assert_match('browse confirm w', execute(':menu File.Save'))
+
+  let v:errmsg = ''
+  doautocmd LoadBufferMenu VimEnter
+  call assert_equal('', v:errmsg)
+
   source $VIMRUNTIME/delmenu.vim
+  call assert_equal('', v:errmsg)
 endfunc
 
 func Test_translate_menu()