diff --git a/exec/newslink.js b/exec/newslink.js
index b0f1bdb0508d8d19da4b5b92ae5764a13da085d4..116b342e60fd8504d9772fa99b2801a0cdf3a1c4 100644
--- a/exec/newslink.js
+++ b/exec/newslink.js
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ if(debug) {
 	printf("username: %s\r\n",username);
 	printf("password: %s\r\n",password);
 }
-printf("%ld areas\r\n",area.length);
 
 if(host==undefined || !host.length) {
 	print("!No news server specified");