diff --git a/src/libs/relay/conduit_relay_mpi.cpp b/src/libs/relay/conduit_relay_mpi.cpp
index 1bf654ad4..6c385df40 100644
--- a/src/libs/relay/conduit_relay_mpi.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/relay/conduit_relay_mpi.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int safe_tag(int tag, MPI_Comm comm)
       // the range than to just clamp them.
       newtag = newtag % tag_ub;
     }
-std::cout << "**** safe_tag(" << tag << ")->" << newtag << std::endl;
+
     return newtag;
 }