diff --git a/tools/src/com.oracle.truffle.tools.coverage/src/com/oracle/truffle/tools/coverage/impl/CoverageInstrument.java b/tools/src/com.oracle.truffle.tools.coverage/src/com/oracle/truffle/tools/coverage/impl/CoverageInstrument.java
index 7063264ce371..4ba6bba6e63b 100644
--- a/tools/src/com.oracle.truffle.tools.coverage/src/com/oracle/truffle/tools/coverage/impl/CoverageInstrument.java
+++ b/tools/src/com.oracle.truffle.tools.coverage/src/com/oracle/truffle/tools/coverage/impl/CoverageInstrument.java
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ protected static PrintStream chooseOutputStream(Env env, String absoluteOutputPa
         try {
             if (absoluteOutputPath != null) {
                 final File file = new File(absoluteOutputPath);
-                new PrintStream(env.out()).println("Printing output to " + file.getAbsolutePath());
                 return new PrintStream(new FileOutputStream(file));
             } else {
                 return new PrintStream(env.out());