diff --git a/src/common/remoteio.c b/src/common/remoteio.c
--- a/src/common/remoteio.c
+++ b/src/common/remoteio.c
@@ -430,9 +430,6 @@ int _remoteio_handle_write(multiio_conte
 
   int tmp;
 
-  fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d: <del>My</del><ins>Someone else's</ins> traversal says that sock %d is available for writing\n",
-	  __FILE__, __LINE__, fd);
-
   /*
    * check if we're out of stuff to write.
    */