diff --git a/stepmania/src/ArrowEffects.cpp b/stepmania/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
index 6b11a00d0f..c850895d05 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ float ArrowGetBrightness( PlayerNumber pn, float fYOffset )
 {
 	float fBrightness = SCALE( fYOffset, 0, -ARROW_SIZE, 1.f, 0.f );
 	CLAMP( fBrightness, 0, 1 );
-	printf( "fBrightness = %f\n", fBrightness );
+// noisy	printf( "fBrightness = %f\n", fBrightness );
 	return fBrightness;
 }