diff --git a/items.lua b/items.lua
--- a/items.lua
+++ b/items.lua
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ item_harpoon = obj {
         local canshoot = false;
         if (type(o.canshoot) == "function") then
             canshoot, noshootmsg = o:canshoot();
-            print(canshoot, noshootmsg);
         else
             canshoot = o.canshoot;
         end;