diff --git a/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx b/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx
index 2c8a95b..82ba6dd 100644
--- a/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx
@@ -568,7 +568,6 @@ def open_uri(uri,
                                                only=only,
                                                header=header)
             elif format==b"metabaR":
-                print(file)
                 objclass = dict
                 if input:
                     raise NotImplementedError('Input data file format not implemented')