diff --git a/processing/app/PdeRuntime.java b/processing/app/PdeRuntime.java
index 87a22da4f..3e3be5226 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeRuntime.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeRuntime.java
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class PdeRuntime implements PdeMessageConsumer {
 
 
   public void message(String s) {
-    System.err.println("M" + s.length() + ":" + s);
+    //System.err.println("M" + s.length() + ":" + s);
     // this is PApplet sending a message (via System.out.println)
     // that signals that the applet has been quit.
     if (s.indexOf(PApplet.EXTERNAL_QUIT) == 0) {