Index: trunk/src/object_act.c
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--- trunk/src/object_act.c	(revision 8704)
+++ trunk/src/object_act.c	(revision 8705)
@@ -1111,8 +1111,12 @@
 
 	if (new_index < 0) {
 		if (pcb_layer_flags(PCB, old_index) & PCB_LYT_SILK) {
-			pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "Can not remove silk layers\n");
-			return 1;
+			pcb_layer_t *l = pcb_get_layer(old_index);
+			pcb_layer_group_t *g = pcb_get_layergrp(PCB, l->grp);
+			if (g->len == 1) {
+				pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "Removing this layer would result in an empty top or bottom silk group, which is not possible at the moment.\n");
+				return 1;
+			}
 		}
 	}