diff --git a/pykat/components.py b/pykat/components.py
index 48e2ed008b3ab42e3477d74f2fe2a3f9e4634d06..70576103af38579d9c8a28476637637243032458 100644
--- a/pykat/components.py
+++ b/pykat/components.py
@@ -346,9 +346,6 @@ class beamSplitter(AbstractMirrorComponent):
         self._requested_node_names.append(node2)
         self._requested_node_names.append(node3)
         self._requested_node_names.append(node4)
-
-        print " phi : {0}".format(phi)
-        print " alpha : {0}".format(alpha)
         self.__alpha = Param("alpha", self, SIfloat(alpha))
         
     @property