diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
index 4fae328039dcff57d773ed4431f6bbba016478dc..10c5904ac61de094850bf77fd245ab325c514c59 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
@@ -556,7 +556,6 @@ public class Controller implements IFloodlightProviderService,
             } else {
                 log.error("Error while processing message from switch " + sw,
                           e.getCause());
-                log.error(e.getCause().getStackTrace().toString());
                 ctx.getChannel().close();
             }
         }