diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index 0c40babfd25..1f2b7dcba79 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ class Runner(object):
         self.complex_args     = complex_args
         self.module_with_list = False
         self.error_on_undefined_vars = error_on_undefined_vars
-        print "DEBUG: EOUV: %s" % error_on_undefined_vars
 
         self.callbacks.runner = self