diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/include_vars.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/include_vars.py
index ac82e85296..386115a344 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/include_vars.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/include_vars.py
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             Bool
         """
         file_ext = path.splitext(source_file)
-        print(file_ext[-1][2:])
         return bool(len(file_ext) > 1 and file_ext[-1][1:] in self.valid_extensions)
 
     def _load_files(self, filename, validate_extensions=False):