diff --git a/stats/stats.go b/stats/stats.go
index 41f01d0..3a09a91 100644
--- a/stats/stats.go
+++ b/stats/stats.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// TODO FIX LOGGING TO STDOUT (move this to the cmd)
-
 const defaultIndexPath = "/etc/skel/public_html/index.html"
 const description = `an intentional digital community for creating and sharing
 works of art, peer education, and technological anachronism. we are
@@ -99,8 +96,6 @@ func getNews() (entries []NewsEntry, err error) {
 				current.Pubdate = strings.TrimSpace(kv[1])
 			} else if kv[0] == "title" {
 				current.Title = strings.TrimSpace(kv[1])
-			} else {
-				log.Printf("ignoring unknown metadata in news entry: %v\n", newsLine)
 			}
 			if current.Pubdate != "" && current.Title != "" {
 				inMeta = false