diff --git a/src/Application.cc b/src/Application.cc
index 4b6268fbb9bdefd25e74c2fd79e0b838685e4536..a4798808d512b74b1ae55b381b3c0c1434ad4ce6 100644
--- a/src/Application.cc
+++ b/src/Application.cc
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ void Application::makeConnections() {
   for(auto& network : networkList) {
     makeConnectionsForNetwork(network);
   }
-  std::cout << "Application::makeConnections()" << std::endl;
   // set all initial version numbers in the modules to the same value
   VersionNumber startVersion;
   for(auto& module : getSubmoduleListRecursive()) {