diff --git a/mode/sparql/sparql.js b/mode/sparql/sparql.js
index d96f419cb817918004a24faa3b88f26de75d0422..ceb52942f208c1f72f5924d870d211dfba9713fb 100644
--- a/mode/sparql/sparql.js
+++ b/mode/sparql/sparql.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ CodeMirror.defineMode("sparql", function(config) {
 
   function tokenBase(stream, state) {
     var ch = stream.next();
-    if (ch == "<") console.log(stream.match(/^[\s\u00a0=]/, false), "!");
     curPunc = null;
     if (ch == "$" || ch == "?") {
       stream.match(/^[\w\d]*/);