diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/cairo_widget.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/cairo_widget.cc
index 826c8c0471..b7e8c09d66 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/cairo_widget.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/cairo_widget.cc
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ CairoWidget::on_expose_event (GdkEventExpose *ev)
 		cr->set_source_rgb (bg.get_red_p(), bg.get_green_p(), bg.get_blue_p());
 		cr->fill ();
 	} else {
-		std::cerr << get_name() << " skipped bg fill\n";
 		cr->clip ();
 	}