diff --git a/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GTM_ETHSocket.cc b/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GTM_ETHSocket.cc
index e901d6303bf0960b6e40c4e87c25927cdfcd9e06..a07fcef8c1d435f60ee7dcbb046b6b8ff46ad7bb 100644
--- a/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GTM_ETHSocket.cc
+++ b/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GTM_ETHSocket.cc
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ int GTMETHSocket::open(const char* ifname,
     }
   
     // print MAC address for destination
-    printf("DEST HWADDR: ");
     macAddress = "";
     for (int i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
     {