diff --git a/tools/libinput-debug-events.c b/tools/libinput-debug-events.c
index a54ff55d..87b7b803 100644
--- a/tools/libinput-debug-events.c
+++ b/tools/libinput-debug-events.c
@@ -967,7 +967,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			verbose = true;
 			break;
 		default:
-			printf(".. %c\n", c);
 			if (tools_parse_option(c, optarg, &options) != 0) {
 				usage();
 				return 1;