diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 5ecef5d..0930242 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -81,13 +81,10 @@ static void runbench(struct sudoku puzzles[NPUZZLES], struct bench_res *res_out)
 	unsigned i;
 	struct timespec start, end;
 
-	fputs("Solving... ", stdout);
-	fflush(stdout);
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID, &start);
 	for (i = 0; i < NPUZZLES; ++i)
 		res[i] = solve(&puzzles[i]);
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID, &end);
-	puts("done");
 
 	long secs = end.tv_sec - start.tv_sec;
 	long nanos = end.tv_nsec - start.tv_nsec;