diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/sorting_printer.go b/pkg/kubectl/sorting_printer.go
index 9b7892fa682..2ec610d4284 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/sorting_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/sorting_printer.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ type SortingPrinter struct {
 
 func (s *SortingPrinter) PrintObj(obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error {
 	if !runtime.IsListType(obj) {
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Not a list, skipping: %#v\n", obj)
 		return s.Delegate.PrintObj(obj, out)
 	}