diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/visitors/RemoveElementsVisitor.cpp b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/visitors/RemoveElementsVisitor.cpp
index 6296ca3..05fb8f5 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/visitors/RemoveElementsVisitor.cpp
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/visitors/RemoveElementsVisitor.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void RemoveElementsVisitor::visit(const ElementPtr& e)
if (_criteriaSatisfied(e))
{
- LOG_TRACE("Removing element: " << e);
+ LOG_TRACE("Removing element: " << e->getElementId() << "...");
_count++;
if (_recursive)
{