diff --git a/src/tools/python.jam b/src/tools/python.jam
index b0d234563..3a19b604f 100644
--- a/src/tools/python.jam
+++ b/src/tools/python.jam
@@ -418,8 +418,6 @@ rule init-nt ( version : root ? : includes ? : libraries ? : cygwin-condition ?
         PYTHON_IMPORT_LIB ?= [ GLOB $(PYTHON_LIB_PATH) : libpython$(PYTHON_VERSION_NODOT).* ] ;
         PYTHON_DEBUG_IMPORT_LIB ?= [ GLOB $(PYTHON_LIB_PATH) : libpython$(PYTHON_VERSION_NODOT).* ] ;        
         
-        
-	  ECHO searching for python.exe in $(root)/bin ;
         local interpreter = [ common.get-invocation-command 
             python.exe : python.exe : : $(root)/bin 
                                           $(root)