diff --git a/src/lread.c b/src/lread.c
index 072de3a98ec..93fe9a9672f 100644
--- a/src/lread.c
+++ b/src/lread.c
@@ -2239,9 +2239,6 @@ read1 (readcharfun, pch, first_in_list)
 	if (c < 0)
 	  end_of_file_error ();
 
-	if (p - read_buffer == 24183)
-	  fprintf (stderr, "hello\n");
-
 	/* If purifying, and string starts with \ newline,
 	   return zero instead.  This is for doc strings
 	   that we are really going to find in etc/DOC.nn.nn  */