diff --git a/client.cpp b/client.cpp
index 94213f93e3..44a33a73c0 100644
--- a/client.cpp
+++ b/client.cpp
@@ -419,8 +419,6 @@ Client::Client( Workspace *ws, WId w, QWidget *parent, const char *name, WFlags
         } else
           qDebug("XTextPropertyToStringList failed");
 
-    } else {
-          qDebug("XGetTextProperty failed for atom _NET_AVOID_SPEC");
     }
 }