diff --git a/backends/debug.go b/backends/debug.go
index 42e4cad579..fa8020676f 100644
--- a/backends/debug.go
+++ b/backends/debug.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ func Debug() beam.Sender {
 	backend := beam.NewServer()
 	backend.OnSpawn(beam.Handler(func(ctx *beam.Message) error {
 		instance := beam.Task(func(in beam.Receiver, out beam.Sender) {
-			fmt.Printf("debug backend!")
 			for {
 				msg, err := in.Receive(beam.Ret)
 				if err != nil {