diff --git a/src/afs/afs_vcache.c b/src/afs/afs_vcache.c
index 0c86e81a1f..4ca8769857 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_vcache.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_vcache.c
@@ -656,15 +656,6 @@ afs_TryFlushDcacheChildren(struct vcache *tvc)
     while ((cur = cur->next) != head) {
 	dentry = list_entry(cur, struct dentry, d_alias);
 
-	if (ICL_SETACTIVE(afs_iclSetp)) {
-	    AFS_GLOCK();
-	    afs_Trace3(afs_iclSetp, CM_TRACE_TRYFLUSHDCACHECHILDREN,
-		   ICL_TYPE_POINTER, ip, ICL_TYPE_STRING,
-		   dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, ICL_TYPE_STRING,
-		   dentry->d_name.name);
-	    AFS_GUNLOCK();
-	}
-
 	if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_hash) && !list_empty(&dentry->d_subdirs))
 	    __shrink_dcache_parent(dentry);