diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Errlog.ml b/infer/src/IR/Errlog.ml
index 83741487c..839c18f68 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Errlog.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Errlog.ml
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ let log_issue procname ?clang_method_kind severity err_log loc (node_id, node_ke
     let print_now () =
       L.(debug Analysis Medium)
         "@\n%a@\n@?"
-        (Exceptions.pp_err ~node_key loc severity error.name error.description error.ocaml_pos)
+        (Exceptions.pp_err loc severity error.name error.description error.ocaml_pos)
         () ;
       if not (Exceptions.equal_severity severity Exceptions.Error) then (
         let warn_str =
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml
index 555061021..4e6fc56e2 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml
@@ -620,16 +620,11 @@ let err_class_string = function
       "Linters"
 
 
-(** whether to print the bug key together with the error message *)
-let print_key = false
-
 (** pretty print an error  *)
-let pp_err ~node_key loc severity ex_name desc ocaml_pos_opt fmt () =
+let pp_err loc severity ex_name desc ocaml_pos_opt fmt () =
   let kind = severity_string (if equal_severity severity Info then Warning else severity) in
-  let pp_key fmt k = if print_key then F.fprintf fmt " key: %s " (Caml.Digest.to_hex k) else () in
-  F.fprintf fmt "%a:%d: %s: %a %a%a%a@\n" SourceFile.pp loc.Location.file loc.Location.line kind
-    IssueType.pp ex_name Localise.pp_error_desc desc pp_key node_key L.pp_ocaml_pos_opt
-    ocaml_pos_opt
+  F.fprintf fmt "%a:%d: %s: %a %a%a@\n" SourceFile.pp loc.Location.file loc.Location.line kind
+    IssueType.pp ex_name Localise.pp_error_desc desc L.pp_ocaml_pos_opt ocaml_pos_opt
 
 
 (** Return true if the exception is not serious and should be handled in timeout mode *)
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli
index c334b1efd..f441baf8d 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ val print_exception_html : string -> exn -> unit
 (** print a description of the exception to the html output *)
 
 val pp_err :
-  node_key:Caml.Digest.t -> Location.t -> severity -> IssueType.t -> Localise.error_desc
-  -> Logging.ocaml_pos option -> Format.formatter -> unit -> unit
+  Location.t -> severity -> IssueType.t -> Localise.error_desc -> Logging.ocaml_pos option
+  -> Format.formatter -> unit -> unit
 (** pretty print an error *)
 
 type t =
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.ml b/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.ml
index 01642f8de..b9933a8d8 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.ml
@@ -382,9 +382,7 @@ module IssuesTxt = struct
     if
       key.in_footprint && error_filter source_file key.err_name
       && (not Config.filtering || String.is_empty (censored_reason key.err_name source_file))
-    then
-      Exceptions.pp_err ~node_key:err_data.node_id_key.node_key err_data.loc key.severity
-        key.err_name key.err_desc None fmt ()
+    then Exceptions.pp_err err_data.loc key.severity key.err_name key.err_desc None fmt ()
 
 
   (** Write bug report in text format *)