diff --git a/dd-java-agent/src/main/java/datadog/trace/agent/TracingAgent.java b/dd-java-agent/src/main/java/datadog/trace/agent/TracingAgent.java
index eff494b214..4f79e78d35 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/src/main/java/datadog/trace/agent/TracingAgent.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/src/main/java/datadog/trace/agent/TracingAgent.java
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ public class TracingAgent {
       try {
         startJmxFetch(inst, bootstrapURL);
       } catch (final Exception e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
     }