diff --git a/rtgui/imagearea.cc b/rtgui/imagearea.cc
index cd148acff..0bdb7f11c 100644
--- a/rtgui/imagearea.cc
+++ b/rtgui/imagearea.cc
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ bool ImageArea::on_button_press_event (GdkEventButton* event)
 bool ImageArea::on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll* event)
 {
 
-    printf("ImageArea::on_scroll_event / delta_x=%.5f, delta_y=%.5f, direction=%d, type=%d, send_event=%d\n",
-            event->delta_x, event->delta_y, (int)event->direction, (int)event->type, event->send_event);
+//    printf("ImageArea::on_scroll_event / delta_x=%.5f, delta_y=%.5f, direction=%d, type=%d, send_event=%d\n",
+//            event->delta_x, event->delta_y, (int)event->direction, (int)event->type, event->send_event);
 
     CropWindow* cw = getCropWindow (event->x, event->y);
     if (cw) {