diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java
index 37c5dea57e310..3acd5d914eca2 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ private static void exitWithUnknownException(PrintStream err, Exception e) {
     }
 
     private static void gracefullyExit(PrintStream err, int exitCode) {
-        err.println("EXITING with non-zero status: " + exitCode);
         printLogsSuggestion(err);
         err.flush();
         exit(exitCode);