diff --git a/gfsphysics/physics/sfcsub.F b/gfsphysics/physics/sfcsub.F
index 0a29127de..9ae4999f1 100644
--- a/gfsphysics/physics/sfcsub.F
+++ b/gfsphysics/physics/sfcsub.F
@@ -6067,7 +6067,7 @@ subroutine setrmsk(kpds5,slmask,igaul,jgaul,wlon,rnlat,
       if(kpds5.eq.kpdtsf.and.imax.eq.138.and.jmax.eq.116
      &   .and.kpds4.eq.128) then
 
-         print*,'turn off setrmsk for tg3'
+!         print*,'turn off setrmsk for tg3'
          lmask=.false.
 !
 !  surface temperature