diff --git a/include/game_state.hpp b/include/game_state.hpp
index d3aa527..67423b9 100644
--- a/include/game_state.hpp
+++ b/include/game_state.hpp
@@ -1005,7 +1005,6 @@ namespace Hanabi
         // sacrifice cards in hand
         for(hand_index_t index = 0; index < hand_size; ++index) {
           if(!is_critical(hand[index])) {
-            std::cout << "Considered sacrificing card " << hand[index] << "in the following state:\n" << *this << std::endl;
             // consider discarding this
             probability_t sum_of_probabilities = 0;