diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
index 73b44e92e..697df03dd 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         )
 
         if filter_id and filter_id.startswith('{'):
-            logging.error("MJH %r", filter_id)
             try:
                 filter_object = json.loads(filter_id)
             except: