diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 32574af83..add9f776c 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ version 1.4.0beta74 [August 8, 2009]
   Changed png_ptr and info_ptr member "trans" to "trans_alpha".
 
 version 1.4.0beta75 [August 13, 2009]
+  Removed an extra png_debug() recently added to png_write_find_filter().
 
 version 1.4.0betaN [future]
   Build shared libraries with -lz and sometimes -lm.
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 5ca673dd3..3ff193e75 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2208,6 +2208,7 @@ version 1.4.0beta74 [August 8, 2009]
   Changed png_ptr and info_ptr member "trans" to "trans_alpha".
 
 version 1.4.0beta75 [August 13, 2009]
+  Removed an extra png_debug() recently added to png_write_find_filter().
 
 version 1.4.0betaN [future]
   Build shared libraries with -lz and sometimes -lm.
diff --git a/pngwutil.c b/pngwutil.c
index 4a82fcf8e..71af335b2 100644
--- a/pngwutil.c
+++ b/pngwutil.c
@@ -2173,8 +2173,6 @@ png_write_find_filter(png_structp png_ptr, png_row_infop row_info)
   }
 #endif 
 
-   png_debug(1, "in png_write_find_filter");
-
    /* Find out how many bytes offset each pixel is */
    bpp = (row_info->pixel_depth + 7) >> 3;