diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/dns/dns.c b/sys/net/application_layer/dns/dns.c
index 55a1f63e541f15f92b2ff5b28d494e53cb23addc..639b30f5113cd2bb8a4d1250a763e83a69007c12 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/dns/dns.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/dns/dns.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ int sock_dns_query(const char *domain_name, void *addr_out, int family)
 
     ssize_t res = sock_udp_create(&sock_dns, NULL, &sock_dns_server, 0);
     if (res) {
-            puts("a");
         goto out;
     }