diff --git a/src/switch.c b/src/switch.c
index c47a64386d..20401a1713 100644
--- a/src/switch.c
+++ b/src/switch.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static int freeswitch_kill_background()
 
 	/* set the globals so we can use the global paths. */
 	switch_core_set_globals();
-	printf("WTF");
+
 	/* get the full path of the pid file. */
 	switch_snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s%s%s", SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.log_dir, SWITCH_PATH_SEPARATOR, pfile);