diff --git a/libs/ardour/globals.cc b/libs/ardour/globals.cc
index 7038049c3a..07e48aca5c 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/globals.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/globals.cc
@@ -600,8 +600,6 @@ ARDOUR::init_post_engine (uint32_t start_cnt)
 {
 	XMLNode* node;
 
-	std::cerr << "Engine stated, libardour inits, cnt = " << start_cnt << std::endl;
-
 	if (start_cnt == 0) {
 
 		/* find plugins */