diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/mapping/MappingPdxSerializer.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/mapping/MappingPdxSerializer.java
index 8b30094d..0f6cb9e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/mapping/MappingPdxSerializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/mapping/MappingPdxSerializer.java
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ public class MappingPdxSerializer implements PdxSerializer, ApplicationContextAw
 				PdxSerializer customSerializer = getCustomSerializer(persistentProperty.getType()); 
 				Object value = null;
 				if (customSerializer != null) {
-					System.out.println("using custom serializer");
 					value = customSerializer.fromData(persistentProperty.getType(), reader);
 				} else {
 					value = reader.readField(persistentProperty.getName());