diff --git a/Lib/smtplib.py b/Lib/smtplib.py
index a634f7ae733..43a00d9a4e3 100755
--- a/Lib/smtplib.py
+++ b/Lib/smtplib.py
@@ -333,8 +333,6 @@ class SMTP:
                     raise OSError("nonnumeric port")
         if not port:
             port = self.default_port
-        if self.debuglevel > 0:
-            self._print_debug('connect:', (host, port))
         sys.audit("smtplib.connect", self, host, port)
         self.sock = self._get_socket(host, port, self.timeout)
         self.file = None
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-20-05-17-32.bpo-32793.cgpXl6.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-20-05-17-32.bpo-32793.cgpXl6.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f715a816efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-20-05-17-32.bpo-32793.cgpXl6.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a duplicated debug message when :meth:`smtplib.SMTP.connect` is called.