diff --git a/scripts/init_cl.py b/scripts/init_cl.py
index 942c60c539d9023a9fd900282b565c94776e1077..7dbf7cbe55c3c2f81fce22e50e6194e7872784c3 100644
--- a/scripts/init_cl.py
+++ b/scripts/init_cl.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ except NameError:
   pass
 sys.ps1='ost> '
 sys.ps2='..... '
-print ''
 sys.argv=sys.argv[1:]
 home = os.getenv('HOME') or os.getenv('USERPROFILE')
 _ostrc=os.path.join(home, '.ostrc')