diff --git a/fem/src/ElementUtils.F90 b/fem/src/ElementUtils.F90
index 24d3869e21..dcc8e5374f 100644
--- a/fem/src/ElementUtils.F90
+++ b/fem/src/ElementUtils.F90
@@ -1904,7 +1904,6 @@ FUNCTION CreateMatrix( Model, Solver, Mesh, Perm, DOFs, MatrixFormat, &
      IF ( PRESENT(Equation) ) THEN
        CALL Info(Caller,'Creating initial permutation',Level=14)
        k = InitialPermutation( Perm,Model,Solver,Mesh,Eq,DG,GB )
-print*,'aft k', k
        IF ( k <= 0 ) THEN
          IF(ALLOCATED(InvInitialReorder)) DEALLOCATE(InvInitialReorder)
          RETURN