diff --git a/src/plugins/auth/auth_none.c b/src/plugins/auth/auth_none.c
index ad42369e7c749560f08d1ead64c31281c9d76c23..7a6ab7798729b053fd1d154d8f333da8da5020b0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/auth/auth_none.c
+++ b/src/plugins/auth/auth_none.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ enum {
  */
 int init ( void )
 {
-	debug("authentication==none");
 	return SLURM_SUCCESS;
 }