diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index 945d3039..593330c4 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class App:
    with startup_profiler.phase("RunnerParams_init"):
     self.runner_params = _hi.RunnerParams()
     self.runner_params.app_window_params.window_title = "manual slop"
-   print(f"[startup] RunnerParams() init: {(time.time()-_t)*1000:.1f}ms", file=sys.stderr)
+   # (removed stale _t-based print; the phase() above already logs RunnerParams_init)
 
    if sys.platform == "win32":
     self.runner_params.app_window_params.borderless = True