diff --git a/colors.c b/colors.c
index 36cf9ce..5f163c3 100644
--- a/colors.c
+++ b/colors.c
@@ -100,12 +100,10 @@ void colors_init() {
 
 			colors = malloc(sizeof(color) * color_count);
 			unsigned int i = 0;
-			unsigned int j = 0;
 			/* proper pass, reads all defined extensions within /etc/DIR_COLORS */
 			while ((tmp = getline(&line, &size, dircolors)) != -1) {
 				fg = 7;
 				bg = 0;
-				printf("%d\n",j);
 				if (line[0] == '.') {
 					extension = strtok(line, " ");
 					colors[i].file_extension = malloc(strlen(extension)+1);
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ void colors_init() {
 					i++;
 
 				} 
-				j++;
 			}
 		} else {
 			init_pair(0, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK); /* unknown file */