diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py b/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
index 5d6da0c77..c2f6b87d6 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ _hdlr = None
 # GrampsLocale initialization comes before command-line argument
 # passing, so one must set the log level directly. The default is
 # logging.WARN. Uncomment the following to change it to logging.DEBUG:
-LOG.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+#LOG.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 try:
     from icu import Locale, Collator
     HAVE_ICU = True