diff --git a/sim/state.ts b/sim/state.ts
index 9febc82c..94b2116f 100644
--- a/sim/state.ts
+++ b/sim/state.ts
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ namespace pxsim {
                 default: theme = pxsim.micro_bit.randomTheme();
             }
 
-            console.log("setting up microbit simulator")
             let view = new pxsim.micro_bit.MicrobitBoardSvg({
                 theme: theme,
                 runtime: runtime