diff --git a/dune/elasticity/common/trustregionsolver.cc b/dune/elasticity/common/trustregionsolver.cc
index 6200c1e62049805b7c7afbc530753d7aa6bdc202..82fb9c77d8548a3ee598140486180bebbdb3e798 100644
--- a/dune/elasticity/common/trustregionsolver.cc
+++ b/dune/elasticity/common/trustregionsolver.cc
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ setup(const typename BasisType::GridView::Grid& grid,
     if (grid.comm().rank()==0)
         std::cout << "Parallel multigrid setup took " << setupTimer.stop() << " seconds." << std::endl;
 #else
-    DuneFunctionsBasis<BasisType> basis(assembler_->basis_);
-    std::cout << "NO PARMG: basis.size: " << basis.size() << std::endl;
-
     std::conditional_t< // do we have a dune-functions basis?
       Dune::models<Dune::Functions::Concept::GlobalBasis<GridView>, BasisType>(),
         BasisType,