diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 262ab29931..79ffeb19d2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ## Fixed
 - Asset blueprint takes routes prefix into it's static path. [#547](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/547)
 - Asset url path no longer strip routes from requests. [#547](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/547)
+- Remove print statement from PreventUpdate error handler. [#548](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/548)
 
 ## Changed
 - `assets_folder` argument now default to 'assets' [#547](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/547)
diff --git a/dash/dash.py b/dash/dash.py
index 5eb07ae197..e8859e93a5 100644
--- a/dash/dash.py
+++ b/dash/dash.py
@@ -169,10 +169,9 @@ def __init__(
             Compress(self.server)
 
         @self.server.errorhandler(exceptions.PreventUpdate)
-        def _handle_error(error):
+        def _handle_error(_):
             """Handle a halted callback and return an empty 204 response"""
-            print(error, file=sys.stderr)
-            return ('', 204)
+            return '', 204
 
         # static files from the packages
         self.css = Css()