diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index b7e4f744..18034e18 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -699,10 +699,8 @@ int btrfs_prepare_device(int fd, char *file, int zero_end, u64 *block_count_ret,
 	if (max_block_count)
 		block_count = min(block_count, max_block_count);
 
-	if (block_count < BTRFS_MKFS_SMALL_VOLUME_SIZE && !(*mixed)) {
-		printf("SMALL VOLUME: forcing mixed metadata/data groups\n");
+	if (block_count < BTRFS_MKFS_SMALL_VOLUME_SIZE && !(*mixed))
 		*mixed = 1;
-	}
 
 	if (discard) {
 		/*