diff --git a/src/comm.cpp b/src/comm.cpp
index a0c14fa69a..648711d239 100644
--- a/src/comm.cpp
+++ b/src/comm.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,8 @@ void Comm::setup()
     maxneed[0] = MAX(all[0],all[1]);
     maxneed[1] = MAX(all[2],all[3]);
     maxneed[2] = MAX(all[4],all[5]);
-    if (me == 0) printf("MAXNEED %d %d %d\n",maxneed[0],maxneed[1],maxneed[2]);
+    //if (me == 0) 
+    //printf("MAXNEED %d %d %d\n",maxneed[0],maxneed[1],maxneed[2]);
   }
 
   // allocate comm memory