diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bioimageanalysis/icy/jep/exec/PythonExec.java b/src/main/java/org/bioimageanalysis/icy/jep/exec/PythonExec.java
index 9498d3522db1c76f8edee2a20aa221b8a6e3da76..f2afaa9922c764287169c4a78da7e0453fa0e25a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bioimageanalysis/icy/jep/exec/PythonExec.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bioimageanalysis/icy/jep/exec/PythonExec.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public class PythonExec implements AutoCloseable {
      * @throws IOException 
      */
     private PythonExec(PythonUtils pythonUtils, JepConfig customConfig) throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException {
-        long t0 = System.nanoTime();
     	this.jepPath = pythonUtils.getJepPath();
         this.pythonRoot = pythonUtils.getPythonHome();
         checkPreviouslyInstantiatedPython();
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ public class PythonExec implements AutoCloseable {
     	}
     	interpreter = new SharedInterpreter();
         thread = Thread.currentThread();
-        System.out.println(System.nanoTime() - t0);
     }
     
     private void configureJepNeededPaths() throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException {