diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/StorageTool.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/StorageTool.scala
index ba6994569b4..8f048ef9242 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/StorageTool.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/StorageTool.scala
@@ -461,7 +461,6 @@ object StorageTool extends Logging {
     metaPropertiesEnsemble.verify(metaProperties.clusterId(), metaProperties.nodeId(),
       util.EnumSet.noneOf(classOf[VerificationFlag]))
 
-    System.out.println(s"metaPropertiesEnsemble=${metaPropertiesEnsemble}")
     val copier = new MetaPropertiesEnsemble.Copier(metaPropertiesEnsemble)
     if (!(ignoreFormatted || copier.logDirProps().isEmpty)) {
       val firstLogDir = copier.logDirProps().keySet().iterator().next()