diff --git a/examples/modular/ballast/ballast.cpp b/examples/modular/ballast/ballast.cpp
index 4ed19ce937918d46ba87e293d3eb54469e4f25c1..20e55af5f8649fe2131d2b78ea5bbf8f758cf4ad 100644
--- a/examples/modular/ballast/ballast.cpp
+++ b/examples/modular/ballast/ballast.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
     for (int t=0; t<num_timesteps; ++t){
-        if ((t % vtk_freq==0) && pairs_sim->rank()==0) std::cout << "Timestep: " << t << std::endl;
         ac->syncUid(PairsAccessor::Host);
         
         // Change bottom plate position