diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
index b7849ff071..62950fd5a7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
@@ -2044,7 +2044,6 @@ EditingContext::quantize_regions (const MidiViews& rs)
 	EC_LOCAL_TEMPO_SCOPE;
 
 	if (rs.empty()) {
-		std::cerr << "no regions\n";
 		return;
 	}