diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-message.el b/mu4e/mu4e-message.el
index 128eaf7f..e3390778 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-message.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-message.el
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ be changed by setting `mu4e-view-prefer-html'."
 		txt)
 	      ;; otherwise, it there some html?
 	      (html
-		(message "%S" html)
 		(with-temp-buffer
 		  (insert html)
 		  (cond