diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/dynamic/Launcher.java b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/dynamic/Launcher.java
index b967bafa1..c46969943 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/dynamic/Launcher.java
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/dynamic/Launcher.java
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ public abstract class Launcher {
     if (cmd == null) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("cmd cannot be null");
     }
-    System.out.println("spawning process " + cmd);
     if (logger != null) {
       logger.fine("spawning process " + cmd);
     }