diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hand.py b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
index aede8974..7cadbf3d 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hand.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ Card ranks will be uppercased
 
 
     def checkPlayerExists(self,player):
-        print "XXXX player: ", player
         if player not in [p[1] for p in self.players]:
             raise FpdbParseError