--- a/cppdatabase.cc
+++ b/cppdatabase.cc
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 {
     std::cout << "clear eof" << std::endl;
     in.clear ();
-    std::cout << "seek status: " << in.seekg (0, std::ios::beg) <<
-        std::endl << std::endl;
+    in.seekg (0, std::ios::beg);
 
     struct Person p;