diff --git a/dongle.c b/dongle.c
index 3a3f49cfe9b93022ea694bfb4f4a7a33649c8d63..cee23182254bdad622fca6715296ec7d8148a4fd 100644
--- a/dongle.c
+++ b/dongle.c
@@ -651,13 +651,9 @@ int alert(struct ubus_context *ctx, struct ubus_object *obj,
 	usb_path = (char *)blobmsg_data(tb[USB_PATH]);
 
 	/* FIX THROUGH BASH SCRIPT INSTEAD... */
-	if (strstr(usb_path, ":")) {
-		printf("contained :\n");
+	if (strstr(usb_path, ":"))
 		goto fail;
-	}
 
-	printf("did not contain :\n");
-	printf("%s\n", usb_path);
 
 	get_devices_from_path(usb_path);
 	return 0;
@@ -689,7 +685,6 @@ int update(struct ubus_context *ctx, struct ubus_object *obj,
 				  struct ubus_request_data *req, const char *method,
 				  struct blob_attr *msg)
 {
-	printf("lets update!\n");
 	get_devices();
 	tag_missing_devices();