diff --git a/src/util/json.c b/src/util/json.c
index 48521f2ccb..a85f580029 100644
--- a/src/util/json.c
+++ b/src/util/json.c
@@ -950,7 +950,6 @@ cleanup:
 
     if (parser.nstate) {
         int i;
-        VIR_WARN("cleanup state %d", parser.nstate);
         for (i = 0 ; i < parser.nstate ; i++) {
             VIR_FREE(parser.state[i].key);
         }