diff --git a/libs/canvas/item.cc b/libs/canvas/item.cc
index 610475dffa..4e7f6d06fc 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/item.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/item.cc
@@ -614,8 +614,6 @@ Item::size_request (double& w, double& h) const
 {
 	Rect r (bounding_box());
 
-	std::cerr << "\titem " << this << " bbox " << r << std::endl;
-
 	w = std::max (requested_width, r.width());
 	h = std::max (requested_height, r.height());
 }