diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/architecture.py b/lib/spack/spack/architecture.py
index 349a7b33db..d65acd92ba 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/architecture.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/architecture.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ def to_dict(self):
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_dict(d):
-        print "from_dict"
         target = Target.__new__(Target)
         target.name = d['name']
         target.module_name = d['module_name']