diff --git a/libs/ardour/lv2_plugin.cc b/libs/ardour/lv2_plugin.cc
index 30bcef01e1..f2bcd70325 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/lv2_plugin.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/lv2_plugin.cc
@@ -2435,10 +2435,6 @@ LV2PluginInfo::discover()
 	PluginInfoList*    plugs   = new PluginInfoList;
 	const LilvPlugins* plugins = lilv_world_get_all_plugins(world.world);
 
-	if (!Config->get_show_plugin_scan_window()) {
-		info << "LV2: Discovering " << lilv_plugins_size(plugins) << " plugins" << endmsg;
-	}
-
 	LILV_FOREACH(plugins, i, plugins) {
 		const LilvPlugin* p = lilv_plugins_get(plugins, i);
 		const LilvNode* pun = lilv_plugin_get_uri(p);