diff --git a/gfac-sample/local-echo-sample-client/build.xml b/gfac-sample/local-echo-sample-client/build.xml
index c44e837..5c73aa6 100644
--- a/gfac-sample/local-echo-sample-client/build.xml
+++ b/gfac-sample/local-echo-sample-client/build.xml
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@
         </java>
     </target>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/gfac-sample/local-echo-sample-client/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/client/RunEchoLocalHost.java b/gfac-sample/local-echo-sample-client/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/client/RunEchoLocalHost.java
index 775ee88..b432550 100644
--- a/gfac-sample/local-echo-sample-client/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/client/RunEchoLocalHost.java
+++ b/gfac-sample/local-echo-sample-client/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/client/RunEchoLocalHost.java
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
         try {
             AiravataUtils.setExecutionAsClient();
             final Airavata.Client airavata = AiravataClientFactory.createAiravataClient(THRIFT_SERVER_HOST, THRIFT_SERVER_PORT);
-            System.out.println("API version is " + airavata.GetAPIVersion());
             addDescriptors();
             final String expId = createExperimentForLocalHost(airavata);
             System.out.println("Experiment ID : " + expId);