diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.cc
index ef47721a37..4049ee630b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.cc
@@ -784,8 +784,6 @@ AudioClipEditor::which_canvas_cursor (ItemType type) const
 {
 	EC_LOCAL_TEMPO_SCOPE;
 
-	std::cerr << "which canvas cursor for " << enum_2_string (type) << std::endl;
-
 	Gdk::Cursor* cursor = which_mode_cursor ();
 
 	switch (type) {