diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/pingback.cc b/gtk2_ardour/pingback.cc
index d123d3edcf..07d9ff120e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/pingback.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/pingback.cc
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ void pingback (const string& version, const string& announce_path)
 	gchar const *x = g_getenv ("ARDOUR_THEMES_PATH");
 
 	if (x && string (x).find ("gtk2_ardour") != string::npos) {
-		std::cerr << "no ping\n";
 		return;
 	}