diff --git a/src/database.js b/src/database.js
index 91b396dcf..e345b8121 100644
--- a/src/database.js
+++ b/src/database.js
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ async function initialize() {
 
     // run one time setup commands on new connections. connections are reused and so we cannot use 'acquire' event of the pool
     gConnectionPool.on('connection', async function (connection) { // https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/issues/565, 567
-        debug('new connection');
-
         const conn = connection.promise(); // convert PoolConnection to PromisePoolConnection
 
         try {