diff --git a/flatland/envs/generators.py b/flatland/envs/generators.py
index ae2968f8c67d408b79bacd4f4b2b832d41c98381..355f5502992a34f8d58d4dbd80028eb4dd71cc48 100644
--- a/flatland/envs/generators.py
+++ b/flatland/envs/generators.py
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ def rail_from_file(filename):
         if b"distance_maps" in data.keys():
             distance_maps = data[b"distance_maps"]
             if len(distance_maps) > 0:
-                print("Loading distance map")
                 return rail, agents_position, agents_direction, agents_target, [1.0] * len(
                     agents_position), distance_maps
             else: