diff --git a/ipc/ipdl/ipdl.py b/ipc/ipdl/ipdl.py
index bfe79cde3c04..b9892b2334a3 100755
--- a/ipc/ipdl/ipdl.py
+++ b/ipc/ipdl/ipdl.py
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ for f in files:
         print >>sys.stderr, 'Error: New sync IPC messages must be reviewed by an IPC peer and recorded in %s' % options.syncMsgList
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    if _verbosity > 2:
-        log(3, '  pretty printed code:')
-        ipdl.genipdl(ast, codedir)
-
 if not ipdl.checkFixedSyncMessages(parser):
     # Errors have alraedy been printed to stderr, just exit
     sys.exit(1)