diff --git a/src/fix_pair.cpp b/src/fix_pair.cpp
index 8d3ce717d3..9bc4619adc 100644
--- a/src/fix_pair.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_pair.cpp
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ void FixPair::pre_force(int /*vflag*/)
 
   // set pair style triggers
 
-  printf("FPAIR preforce: set trigger %ld\n",update->ntimestep);
-
   for (int ifield = 0; ifield < nfield; ifield++)
     if (trigger[ifield]) *(triggerptr[ifield]) = 1;
 }
@@ -247,8 +245,6 @@ void FixPair::post_force(int /*vflag*/)
   int icol = 0;
   int columns;
 
-  printf("FPAIR postforce: extract %ld\n",update->ntimestep);
-
   for (int ifield = 0; ifield < nfield; ifield++) {
     void *pvoid = pstyle->extract_peratom(fieldname[ifield],columns);
     if (pvoid == nullptr)