diff --git a/shared/config-parser.c b/shared/config-parser.c
index d773cc97..e2b5fa25 100644
--- a/shared/config-parser.c
+++ b/shared/config-parser.c
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ weston_config_section_get_color(struct weston_config_section *section,
 		*color = 0;
 		return 0;
 	} else if (len != 8 && len != 10) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "string '%s' is length %d\n", entry->value, len);
 		*color = default_color;
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;