diff --git a/src/rocdecode/vaapi/vaapi_videodecoder.cpp b/src/rocdecode/vaapi/vaapi_videodecoder.cpp
index 0e22384048..e6fc4b5fd0 100644
--- a/src/rocdecode/vaapi/vaapi_videodecoder.cpp
+++ b/src/rocdecode/vaapi/vaapi_videodecoder.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ rocDecStatus VaapiVideoDecoder::ExportSurface(int pic_idx, VADRMPRIMESurfaceDesc
          */
         if (va_status != VA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
             if (va_status == VA_STATUS_ERROR_TIMEDOUT) {
-                std::cout << "vaSyncSurface() timed out. Continue waiting ..." << std::endl;
                 CHECK_VAAPI(vaQuerySurfaceStatus(va_display_, va_surface_ids_[pic_idx], &surface_status));
             } else {
                 std::cout << "VAAPI failure: vaSyncSurface() failed with error code: " << va_status << "', status: " << vaErrorStr(va_status) << "' at " <<  __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << std::endl;