diff --git a/rhapsody/predict/core.py b/rhapsody/predict/core.py
index fb3cc97..d1d8051 100644
--- a/rhapsody/predict/core.py
+++ b/rhapsody/predict/core.py
@@ -164,10 +164,8 @@ def _isSaturationMutagenesis(self, queryUniprot=False):
                     query = acc
                 # generate target scanning list
                 if queryUniprot:
-                    print(1)
                     target_SAV_list = Uniprot.seqScanning(query)
                 else:
-                    print(2)
                     seq = ''.join(SAVs['wt. aa'][range(0, len(SAVs), 19)])
                     target_SAV_list = Uniprot.seqScanning(query, sequence=seq)
                 if SAV_list == target_SAV_list: