diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/zookeeper/AkkaZkClient.scala b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/zookeeper/AkkaZkClient.scala
index a30fc41932..dfa8ed8be8 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/zookeeper/AkkaZkClient.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/zookeeper/AkkaZkClient.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import org.I0Itec.zkclient._
 import org.I0Itec.zkclient.serialize._
 import org.I0Itec.zkclient.exception._
 
-import akka.event.EventHandler
+//import akka.event.EventHandler
 
 /**
  * ZooKeeper client. Holds the ZooKeeper connection and manages its session.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class AkkaZkClient(zkServers: String,
                    zkSerializer: ZkSerializer = new SerializableSerializer)
   extends ZkClient(zkServers, sessionTimeout, connectionTimeout, zkSerializer) {
 
-  EventHandler.debug(this, "Connecting to ZooKeeper ensamble [%s]" format zkServers)
+  //  EventHandler.debug(this, "Connecting to ZooKeeper ensamble [%s]" format zkServers)
 
   def connection: ZkConnection = _connection.asInstanceOf[ZkConnection]