diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_frame.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_frame.c
index 8d772335cd..da8c2be443 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_frame.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_frame.c
@@ -238,11 +238,6 @@ static int orte_rmaps_base_open(mca_base_open_flag_t flags)
     orte_rmaps_base.mapping = 0;
     orte_rmaps_base.ranking = 0;
 
-    /* Debugging / verbose output.  Always have stream open, with
-       verbose set by the mca open system... */
-    orte_rmaps_base_framework.framework_output = opal_output_open(NULL);
-
-
     if (NULL == rmaps_base_mapping_policy) {
         ORTE_SET_MAPPING_POLICY(orte_rmaps_base.mapping, ORTE_MAPPING_BYSLOT);
         ORTE_UNSET_MAPPING_DIRECTIVE(orte_rmaps_base.mapping, ORTE_MAPPING_GIVEN);