diff --git a/scsh/tty1.c b/scsh/tty1.c
index f2be7d6..1837b94 100644
--- a/scsh/tty1.c
+++ b/scsh/tty1.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ int open_ctty(const char *ttyname, int flags)
     int fd = open(ttyname, flags);
 
 #if defined(TIOCSCTTY) && !defined(CIBAUD) && !defined(__hpux)
-    fprintf(stderr, "Doing the ioctl.\n");
     /* 4.3+BSD way to acquire control tty. !CIBAUD rules out SunOS.
     ** This code stolen from Steven's *Advanced Prog. in the Unix Env.*
     */