diff --git a/app/disp_callbacks.c b/app/disp_callbacks.c
index e5d4616261..9b3510fd33 100644
--- a/app/disp_callbacks.c
+++ b/app/disp_callbacks.c
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ gdisplay_canvas_events (GtkWidget *canvas,
 		   /* ...and doesn't want to preserve it */
 		   ! active_tool->preserve))
 		{
-		  g_print ("disp_callbacks: call tools_initialize()\n");
-
 		  tools_initialize (active_tool->type, gdisp);
 		}
 
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplay-callbacks.c b/app/display/gimpdisplay-callbacks.c
index e5d4616261..9b3510fd33 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplay-callbacks.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplay-callbacks.c
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ gdisplay_canvas_events (GtkWidget *canvas,
 		   /* ...and doesn't want to preserve it */
 		   ! active_tool->preserve))
 		{
-		  g_print ("disp_callbacks: call tools_initialize()\n");
-
 		  tools_initialize (active_tool->type, gdisp);
 		}
 
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c
index e5d4616261..9b3510fd33 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ gdisplay_canvas_events (GtkWidget *canvas,
 		   /* ...and doesn't want to preserve it */
 		   ! active_tool->preserve))
 		{
-		  g_print ("disp_callbacks: call tools_initialize()\n");
-
 		  tools_initialize (active_tool->type, gdisp);
 		}