diff --git a/consensus/clique/clique.go b/consensus/clique/clique.go
index 512e9dceec..85cd2009d2 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/clique.go
+++ b/consensus/clique/clique.go
@@ -500,7 +500,6 @@ func (c *Clique) verifySeal(snap *Snapshot, header *types.Header, parents []*typ
 // Prepare implements consensus.Engine, preparing all the consensus fields of the
 // header for running the transactions on top.
 func (c *Clique) Prepare(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header) error {
-	log.Trace("start of prepare")
 	// If the block isn't a checkpoint, cast a random vote (good enough for now)
 	header.Coinbase = common.Address{}
 	header.Nonce = types.BlockNonce{}