diff --git a/script/scan_guard.py b/script/scan_guard.py
index 6b1752f2..7cd2747b 100644
--- a/script/scan_guard.py
+++ b/script/scan_guard.py
@@ -908,8 +908,6 @@ def main():
         beam_ok = True
     except:
         print sys.exc_info()[1]
-
-    print "guard shutting down - measurements enabled"
     
 #This is to dispose created channels - otherwise, if channel is off, old channels remain and CPU consumption goes 100%.
 import _ca