diff --git a/src/madness/chem/CC2.cc b/src/madness/chem/CC2.cc
index 609706d0952..53f4e6fa09a 100644
--- a/src/madness/chem/CC2.cc
+++ b/src/madness/chem/CC2.cc
@@ -439,10 +439,8 @@ double CC2::solve_mp2_coupled(Pairs<CCPair>& doubles) {
 
 //        if (world.rank()==0) std::cout << std::fixed << std::setprecision(1) << "\nStarting coupling at time " << wall_time() << std::endl;
         // compute the coupling between the pair functions
-        CCProgress coupling_progess("add coupling");
         Pairs<real_function_6d> coupling=compute_local_coupling(updated_pairs);
         auto coupling_vec=Pairs<real_function_6d>::pairs2vector(coupling,triangular_map);
-        coupling_progess.end();
 
 //        if (world.rank()==0) std::cout << std::fixed << std::setprecision(1) << "\nFinished coupling at time " << wall_time() << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/src/madness/chem/CCStructures.h b/src/madness/chem/CCStructures.h
index db318d932f9..66352bd8788 100644
--- a/src/madness/chem/CCStructures.h
+++ b/src/madness/chem/CCStructures.h
@@ -136,23 +136,6 @@ struct CCMessenger {
 };
 
 
-/// print the progress of an operation
-struct CCProgress {
-    double start=0.0;
-    CCProgress(const std::string msg) : start(wall_time()) {
-        std::string blanks(" ",45-msg.size());
-        std::string tmp="  "+msg+blanks+"...";
-        printf("%s",tmp.c_str());
-        std::cout << std::flush;
-    }
-
-    void end() {
-        printf("  done after %8.4fs\n",wall_time()-start);
-        std::cout << std::flush;
-    }
-
-};
-
 /// Timer Structure
 struct CCTimer {
     /// TDA_TIMER contructor