diff --git a/gsk/gskrenderer.c b/gsk/gskrenderer.c
index be0e930b26..8ec0e0d36a 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrenderer.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrenderer.c
@@ -637,11 +637,10 @@ gsk_renderer_new_for_surface (GdkSurface *surface)
           return renderer;
         }
 
-      GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (renderer, RENDERER,
-          g_message ("Failed to realize renderer of type '%s' for surface '%s': %s\n",
-                   G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (renderer),
-                   G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (surface),
-                   error->message));
+      g_message ("Failed to realize renderer of type '%s' for surface '%s': %s\n",
+                 G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (renderer),
+                 G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (surface),
+                 error->message);
       g_object_unref (renderer);
       g_clear_error (&error);
     }