diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/auth/BackendRegistry.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/auth/BackendRegistry.java
index bbeef3dd24..97942b05be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/auth/BackendRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/auth/BackendRegistry.java
@@ -405,8 +405,6 @@ public boolean authenticate(final SecurityRequestChannel request) {
 
             boolean firstChallengingAuthenticatorIsSaml = firstChallengingHttpAuthenticator != null
                 && "saml".equals(firstChallengingHttpAuthenticator.getType());
-            System.out.println("firstChallengingAuthenticatorIsSaml = " + firstChallengingAuthenticatorIsSaml);
-            System.out.println("request.path: " + request.path());
             if (authCredentials == null
                 && anonymousAuthEnabled
                 && !(firstChallengingAuthenticatorIsSaml