diff --git a/gerrit-launcher/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/launcher/GerritLauncher.java b/gerrit-launcher/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/launcher/GerritLauncher.java
index b22ba49de6..23792042f0 100644
--- a/gerrit-launcher/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/launcher/GerritLauncher.java
+++ b/gerrit-launcher/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/launcher/GerritLauncher.java
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ public final class GerritLauncher {
 
     // If the build system provides us with a source root, use that.
     try (InputStream stream = self.getResourceAsStream(SOURCE_ROOT_RESOURCE)) {
-      System.err.println("URL: " + stream);
       if (stream != null) {
         try (Scanner scan = new Scanner(stream, UTF_8.name()).useDelimiter("\n")) {
           if (scan.hasNext()) {