diff --git a/src/tei2imxml.py b/src/tei2imxml.py
index 3c3e8f5..de4e05c 100755
--- a/src/tei2imxml.py
+++ b/src/tei2imxml.py
@@ -777,7 +777,6 @@ def handle_refs_default(ref):
                     cited_range_children = True
                     cited_range[0].tag = "tagtobestripped"
                     pagerange = f""", {etree.tostring(cited_range[0]).decode("utf-8").strip()}"""
-                    print("pagerange", pagerange)
                 else:
                     pagerange = ", {}".format(cited_range[0].text)
                     # clear the text