diff --git a/internal/consensus/state.go b/internal/consensus/state.go
index 8e9d2efe4..1a2269b5c 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/state.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/state.go
@@ -1207,7 +1207,6 @@ func (cs *State) defaultDecideProposal(height int64, round int32) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), cs.config.TimeoutPropose)
 	defer cancel()
 	if err := cs.privValidator.SignProposal(ctx, cs.state.ChainID, p); err == nil {
-		fmt.Printf("signed the proposal with time %v for height %d\n", block.Header.Time, block.Height)
 		proposal.Signature = p.Signature
 
 		// send proposal and block parts on internal msg queue