diff --git a/pdf.c b/pdf.c
index 8c1babcb5345787cceccb541f86e2a1cff5af098..291ca7aff899ac9f8c1397fd346fd7dd7eee7ed4 100644
--- a/pdf.c
+++ b/pdf.c
@@ -1171,10 +1171,6 @@ bool
 validate_lparen(HParseResult *p, void *u)
 {
 	struct Env *aux = (struct Env*) u;
-	if(aux->paren_nest_depth > PAREN_MAX_NEST_DEPTH)
-	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "String nesting depth of %d exceeded!\n", PAREN_MAX_NEST_DEPTH); // DEBUG
-	}
 	return aux->paren_nest_depth < PAREN_MAX_NEST_DEPTH;
 }