diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java
index 81cef277b..49a9feb2d 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ static SLF4JServiceProvider loadExplicitlySpecified(ClassLoader classLoader) {
             return null;
         }
         try {
-            String message = String.format("Attempting to load provider \"%s\" specified via \"%s\" system property", explicitlySpecified, PROVIDER_PROPERTY_KEY);
-            Util.report(message);
             Class<?> clazz = classLoader.loadClass(explicitlySpecified);
             Constructor<?> constructor = clazz.getConstructor();
             Object provider = constructor.newInstance();
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactoryTest.java b/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactoryTest.java
index ed618171c..3cb08aac1 100644
--- a/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactoryTest.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactoryTest.java
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ public void testExplicitlySpecified() {
         System.setProperty(LoggerFactory.PROVIDER_PROPERTY_KEY, "org.slf4j.LoggerFactoryTest$TestingProvider");
         SLF4JServiceProvider provider = LoggerFactory.loadExplicitlySpecified(classLoaderOfLoggerFactory);
         assertTrue("provider should be instance of TestingProvider class", provider instanceof  TestingProvider);
-        assertTrue(mockedSyserr.toString().contains(" Attempting to load provider \"org.slf4j.LoggerFactoryTest$TestingProvider\" specified via \"slf4j.provider\" system property"));
-        System.out.println(mockedSyserr.toString());
-
-
     }
 
     @Test