diff --git a/src/db/db/dbNetlistCompare.cc b/src/db/db/dbNetlistCompare.cc
index d51a4b33c..fe8d42481 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbNetlistCompare.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbNetlistCompare.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 //  verbose debug output
 //  TODO: make this a feature?
-#define PRINT_DEBUG_NETCOMPARE
+// #define PRINT_DEBUG_NETCOMPARE
 
 //  verbose net graph output
 //  TODO: make this a feature?