diff --git a/prepare.cpp b/prepare.cpp
index 86065c792..b183a06c6 100644
--- a/prepare.cpp
+++ b/prepare.cpp
@@ -338,9 +338,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
             max_used_node_id = std::max(max_used_node_id, edge.source);
             max_used_node_id = std::max(max_used_node_id, edge.target);
-
-            SimpleLogger().Write(logDEBUG) << "generated edge (" << edge.source << ", " << edge.target << ")=" << edge.data.distance;
-
         }
         SimpleLogger().Write(logDEBUG) << "input graph has " << edgeBasedNodeNumber << " nodes";
         SimpleLogger().Write(logDEBUG) << "contracted graph has " << max_used_node_id << " nodes";