diff --git a/src/x_preset.c b/src/x_preset.c
index 3a57c190f3cff42f5d5b29578e829d9f6ddbb7df..cc4c220f324ab0714d6ed86d403bb009acef15b9 100644
--- a/src/x_preset.c
+++ b/src/x_preset.c
@@ -568,7 +568,6 @@ static void *preset_node_new(t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 	// (the undo check is done inside the preset_node_seek_hub)
 	preset_node_seek_hub(x);
 
-	fprintf(stderr,"constructor DONE\n");
     return(x);
 }