diff --git a/adafruit_portalbase/network.py b/adafruit_portalbase/network.py
index 69d29bd..ac64ec6 100755
--- a/adafruit_portalbase/network.py
+++ b/adafruit_portalbase/network.py
@@ -425,8 +425,6 @@ def fetch(self, url, *, headers=None, timeout=10):
 
         """
         gc.collect()
-        if self._debug:
-            print("Free mem: ", gc.mem_free())  # pylint: disable=no-member
 
         response = None
         if self.uselocal: