diff --git a/src/obidmscolumn.c b/src/obidmscolumn.c
index bf6e54c..9f875df 100644
--- a/src/obidmscolumn.c
+++ b/src/obidmscolumn.c
@@ -940,8 +940,6 @@ OBIDMS_column_p obi_clone_column(OBIDMS_p         dms,
 	size_t 			  line_size;
 	index_t			  i, index;
 
-	obidebug(1, "\nline_selection == NULL = %d\n", (line_selection == NULL));
-
 	column_to_clone = obi_open_column(dms, column_name, version_number);
 	if (column_to_clone == NULL)
 	{