diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4d869ddc3ea3..38d64f0c01b8 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3752,7 +3752,6 @@ sub process {
 			if (ERROR("SPACING",
 				  "space prohibited before that close parenthesis ')'\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				print("fixlinenr: <$fixlinenr> fixed[fixlinenr]: <$fixed[$fixlinenr]>\n");
 				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/\s+\)/\)/;
 			}