diff --git a/examples/finetune/finetune.cpp b/examples/finetune/finetune.cpp
index 584ada181..6e09de776 100644
--- a/examples/finetune/finetune.cpp
+++ b/examples/finetune/finetune.cpp
@@ -2790,7 +2790,6 @@ static void opt_callback(void * vdata, int accum_step, float * sched) {
             printf("-");
         }
         printf(">");
-        // printf("improvement: %*d>", impr_plot, (int)0);
         printf("\n");
     }