diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/dvsa/PdfGenerator.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/dvsa/PdfGenerator.java
index e666d102..79910451 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/dvsa/PdfGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/dvsa/PdfGenerator.java
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ public PdfGenerator() {
     public ApiGatewayResponse handleRequest(Map<String, Object> input, Context context) {
         long start = System.nanoTime();
         eventLogger.logEvent(EventType.CERT_REQUEST_RECEIVED);
-
-        System.out.println("*** This is the input from the handleRequest method: ");
-        System.out.println(input);
-
         try {
             if (input.containsKey(requestParser.REQUEST_HEADERS)) {
             // Trace headers only they are provided in the input request, else ignore.