diff --git a/src/x11/app.cpp b/src/x11/app.cpp
index 7cce82931a..306e7b4081 100644
--- a/src/x11/app.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/app.cpp
@@ -375,8 +375,6 @@ bool wxApp::ProcessXEvent(WXEvent* _event)
 #if !wxUSE_NANOX
         case GraphicsExpose:
         {
-            printf( "GraphicExpose event\n" );
-
             wxLogTrace( _T("expose"), _T("GraphicsExpose from %s"), win->GetName().c_str());
 
             win->GetUpdateRegion().Union( event->xgraphicsexpose.x, event->xgraphicsexpose.y,