diff --git a/src/tests/stacking.cpp b/src/tests/stacking.cpp
index be3b6947c..54e8c73ba 100644
--- a/src/tests/stacking.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/stacking.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ TEST_CASE("Stacking") {
     uint64_t channels;
     auto egc = notcurses_at_yx(nc_, 0, 0, nullptr, &channels);
     REQUIRE(nullptr != egc);
-notcurses_debug(nc_, stderr);
     // ought yield space with white background FIXME currently just yields
     // a lower half block
     CHECK(0 == strcmp("\u2584", egc));