diff --git a/imageio/imageio-bmp/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/bmp/DIBImageReader.java b/imageio/imageio-bmp/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/bmp/DIBImageReader.java
index 32ddb2fc..3773dad8 100644
--- a/imageio/imageio-bmp/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/bmp/DIBImageReader.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-bmp/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/bmp/DIBImageReader.java
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ abstract class DIBImageReader extends ImageReaderBase {
 
         // Read directory
         directory = Directory.read(type, imageCount, imageInput);
-        System.err.println("directory: " + directory);
     }
 
     final DirectoryEntry getEntry(final int pImageIndex) throws IOException {