diff --git a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
index de0d04b1c1d70e7afbd0f9c5a1015270912c1d90..986e4bd7b83449bbba918bb035ed411a483737f5 100644
--- a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
+++ b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def run(pirep_dct, outfile=None, outfile_l1b=None, dt_str_start=None, dt_str_end
     time_s = []
     fl_alt_s = []
     ice_int_s = []
-    cnt = 0
+
     for idx, time in enumerate(time_keys):
         if t_start is not None:
             if time < t_start:
@@ -238,10 +238,8 @@ def run(pirep_dct, outfile=None, outfile_l1b=None, dt_str_start=None, dt_str_end
                 fl_alt_s.append(fl)
                 ice_int_s.append(I)
 
-            cnt += 1
     if len(time_s) == 0:
         return
-    print('num reports: ', cnt)
 
     t_start = time_s[0]
     t_end = time_s[len(time_s)-1]