diff --git a/test/lua/stringlib.lua b/test/lua/stringlib.lua
index 5771f399..d189b519 100644
--- a/test/lua/stringlib.lua
+++ b/test/lua/stringlib.lua
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ local function fmterr(...)
 	if r then
 		return s
 	else
-		print( 'initial error -->'..tostring(s) )
 		s = string.gsub(s, "stdin:%d+:%s*", "")
 		return s
 	end