diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index 6d7020490f94..3e1c36e7998f 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -726,8 +726,6 @@ static int hrtimer_switch_to_hres(void)
 	/* "Retrigger" the interrupt to get things going */
 	retrigger_next_event(NULL);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "Switched to high resolution mode on CPU %d\n",
-	       smp_processor_id());
 	return 1;
 }