diff --git a/src/dwarfs/terminal.cpp b/src/dwarfs/terminal.cpp
index 58d0d5f3..e82391fa 100644
--- a/src/dwarfs/terminal.cpp
+++ b/src/dwarfs/terminal.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ bool stream_is_fancy_terminal(std::ostream& os) {
     return false;
   }
   auto term = ::getenv("TERM");
-  std::cerr << "term: " << term << std::endl;
   return term && term[0] && ::strcmp(term, "dumb");
 }