diff --git a/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/TestAssertions.java b/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/TestAssertions.java
index f4b9d51c878..551acc46041 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/TestAssertions.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/TestAssertions.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public class TestAssertions extends LuceneTestCase {
       }
     } catch (AssertionError e) {
       // expected
-      e.printStackTrace(System.out);
     }
   }
 }