diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/date.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/date.py
index d99e23f632..8f7c45c054 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/date.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/date.py
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ def string_to_duration(duration_string):
 
 
 def parse_duration(value):
-    print("parsing duration", value)
     if not value:
         return None
     if isinstance(value, str):