diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/spec_yaml.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/spec_yaml.py
index 5c274797a4f..9943084951a 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/spec_yaml.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/spec_yaml.py
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ def descend_and_check(iterable, level=0):
     for spec in specs:
         dag = Spec(spec)
         dag.normalize()
-        from pprint import pprint
-        pprint(dag.to_node_dict())
-        break
-
         level = descend_and_check(dag.to_node_dict())
 
         # level just makes sure we are doing something here