diff --git a/examples/ILDExSimu/src/test_surfaces.cc b/examples/ILDExSimu/src/test_surfaces.cc
index d70b9e2d69be46ce915d4f111c106a4bb379872e..8e81758ee787d8f67da3c54b3f000af8789b47f9 100644
--- a/examples/ILDExSimu/src/test_surfaces.cc
+++ b/examples/ILDExSimu/src/test_surfaces.cc
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv ){
 
 	if( surf != 0 ){
 	  
-	  std::cout << " found surface " <<  *surf << std::endl ;
+	  //  std::cout << " found surface " <<  *surf << std::endl ;
 
 	  Vector3D point( sHit->getPosition()[0]* tgeo::mm , sHit->getPosition()[1]* tgeo::mm ,  sHit->getPosition()[2]* tgeo::mm ) ;