diff --git a/theme.py b/theme.py
index 531057b1..cea0501d 100644
--- a/theme.py
+++ b/theme.py
@@ -1020,9 +1020,7 @@ def setNewsAvatar(baseDir: str, name: str,
     avatarFilename = \
         httpPrefix + '://' + domainFull + '/users/' + nickname + '.png'
     avatarFilename = avatarFilename.replace('/', '-')
-    filename = baseDir + 'cache/avatars/' + avatarFilename
-    print('news avatar new filename ' + newFilename)
-    print('news avatar filename ' + filename)
+    filename = baseDir + '/cache/avatars/' + avatarFilename
 
     if os.path.isfile(filename):
         os.remove(filename)