diff --git a/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc b/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc
index 897631b76e..5d8c50dcda 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ DiskReader::realtime_handle_transport_stopped ()
 {
 
 	if (_session.exporting () && !_session.realtime_export ()) {
-		printf ("DR POST EXPORT DiskReader::realtime_handle_transport_stopped\n");
 		_declick_amp.set_gain (0);
 	}
 	/* can't do the resolve here because we don't have a place to put the