diff --git a/examples/mm/matmult.c b/examples/mm/matmult.c
index cdfef5b0e..ec47ad14a 100644
--- a/examples/mm/matmult.c
+++ b/examples/mm/matmult.c
@@ -357,9 +357,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif /* PTHREADS */
 
 #ifdef TAU_MPI
-  fprintf(stdout, "mm: call before MPI_Finalize()\n");
   MPI_Finalize();
-  fprintf(stdout, "mm: call after MPI_Finalize()\n");
 #endif /* TAU_MPI */
   printf ("Done.\n");