diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrXMLCoresLocator.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrXMLCoresLocator.java
index 7ab80259588..7c1d85844c2 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrXMLCoresLocator.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrXMLCoresLocator.java
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ public class SolrXMLCoresLocator implements CoresLocator {
   public synchronized final void persist(CoreContainer cc, CoreDescriptor... coreDescriptors) {
     List<CoreDescriptor> cds = new ArrayList<CoreDescriptor>(cc.getCoreDescriptors().size() + coreDescriptors.length);
     
-    System.err.println("Persist existing cores:" + cc.getCoreDescriptors());
-    System.err.println("Persist new cores:" + cc.getCoreDescriptors());
     cds.addAll(cc.getCoreDescriptors());
     cds.addAll(Arrays.asList(coreDescriptors));