diff --git a/src/oclHashcat.c b/src/oclHashcat.c
index c664b14f0..8b639be6e 100644
--- a/src/oclHashcat.c
+++ b/src/oclHashcat.c
@@ -12451,10 +12451,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
      * devices mask and properties
      */
 
-    uint quiet_sav = quiet;
-
-    quiet = 0;
-
     for (uint device_all_id = 0; device_all_id < devices_all_cnt; device_all_id++)
     {
       // skip the device, if the user did specify a list of GPUs to skip
@@ -12536,8 +12532,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
       devices_cnt++;
     }
 
-    quiet = quiet_sav;
-
     if (devices_cnt == 0)
     {
       log_error ("ERROR: No devices left that matches your specification.");