diff --git a/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc b/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc
index 822e518e3f..8f997060ca 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ SMFSource::write_unlocked (MidiRingBuffer<framepos_t>& source, framepos_t positi
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		cerr << "SMFSource:: calling append_event_unlocked_frames()\n";
 		append_event_unlocked_frames(ev, position);
 	}