diff --git a/Tools/sitl_run.sh b/Tools/sitl_run.sh
index 9d950dc946..b1a1351d58 100755
--- a/Tools/sitl_run.sh
+++ b/Tools/sitl_run.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ fi
 # be running from last time
 pkill mainapp
 jmavsim_pid=`jps | grep Simulator | cut -d" " -f1`
-echo jmavsim_pid=\"${jmavsim_pid}\"
 if [ -n "$jmavsim_pid" ]
 then
 	kill $jmavsim_pid