diff --git a/src/memory/main_allocations.c b/src/memory/main_allocations.c
index 626596472f58a5bd157350e9df6a3d5299af630f..59f7b45b4bbc4be3edc04468de09e84d0957a2be 100644
--- a/src/memory/main_allocations.c
+++ b/src/memory/main_allocations.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ void main_allocations(struct stardata_t ** const new_stardata,
      */
     if(preferences!=NULL && *preferences==NULL)
     {
-        printf("prefs != NULL but prefs = NULL\n");
         *preferences = Calloc(sizeof(struct preferences_t),1);
         (*new_stardata)->preferences = *preferences;
     }