diff --git a/node/icecast.go b/node/icecast.go
index d36b08ab2b379a6577259f07105064472e52f48e..3d40a993e6118c8a91bec33e7d5c499c7ab0f119 100644
--- a/node/icecast.go
+++ b/node/icecast.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package node
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 )
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ func (ic *IcecastController) reload() error {
 
 func (ic *IcecastController) Update(conf *ClusterConfig, isMaster bool, masterAddr string) error {
 	if !isMaster && masterAddr == "" {
-		log.Printf("system in unknown state (no master) - update aborted")
 		return errors.New("unknown system state")
 	}