diff --git a/lucene/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/LuceneTestCase.java b/lucene/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/LuceneTestCase.java
index a5bb7792363..0a27d26050d 100644
--- a/lucene/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/LuceneTestCase.java
+++ b/lucene/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/LuceneTestCase.java
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ public abstract class LuceneTestCase extends Assert {
     savedCodec = Codec.getDefault();
     final Codec codec;
     int randomVal = random().nextInt(10);
-    System.out.println("randomVal: " + randomVal);
     
     if ("Lucene3x".equals(TEST_CODEC) || ("random".equals(TEST_CODEC) && randomVal < 2)) { // preflex-only setup
       codec = Codec.forName("Lucene3x");