diff --git a/nmap_dns.cc b/nmap_dns.cc
index bd4f3d16f..583564b18 100644
--- a/nmap_dns.cc
+++ b/nmap_dns.cc
@@ -1353,7 +1353,6 @@ bool DNS::Factory::ipToPtr(const sockaddr_storage &ip, std::string &ptr)
       sprintf(tmp, "%d.%d.%d.%d", ipv4_c[3], ipv4_c[2], ipv4_c[1], ipv4_c[0]);
       ptr = tmp;
       ptr += IPV4_PTR_DOMAIN;
-      error("ipToPtr: %s => %s", inet_ntop_ez(&ip, sizeof(ip)), ptr.c_str());
       break;
     }
     case AF_INET6: