diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/StepScopeIntegrationTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/StepScopeIntegrationTests.java
index 196953fa5..30468194a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/StepScopeIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/StepScopeIntegrationTests.java
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ public class StepScopeIntegrationTests {
 		String parent = (String) TestStep.getContext().getAttribute("parent");
 		assertNotNull(parent);
 		assertEquals("bar", parent);
-		System.out.println(TestStep.getContext().getAttribute("parent.class"));
 		assertTrue("Scoped proxy not created", ((String) TestStep.getContext().getAttribute("parent.class"))
 				.matches(PROXY_TO_STRING_REGEX));
 	}