diff --git a/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/connections.py b/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/connections.py
index 12f8f13..b701d3b 100644
--- a/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/connections.py
+++ b/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/connections.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class Connection:
         
     def __del__(self):
         if hasattr(self, '_db'): self.close()
-        print "Alas! I die!"
         
     def close(self):
         """Close the connection. No further activity possible."""