diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/debugevent/DebugEventAppender.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/debugevent/DebugEventAppender.java
index a5b5dfe66b51c0f58de4e0f6288cd360d068d444..3429675d7b60829c0fa18b9e106ac1cd09b75534 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/debugevent/DebugEventAppender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/debugevent/DebugEventAppender.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public class DebugEventAppender<E> extends UnsynchronizedAppenderBase<E> {
     @Override
     protected void append(E eventObject) {
         if (!isStarted()) {
-            System.out.println("returning wihout doing anything");
             return;
         }
         if (evWarnError != null) {