diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/plugins/algorithms/SNSPowderReduction.py b/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/plugins/algorithms/SNSPowderReduction.py
index f8ce896233ee9884a77293f231d43501154ca150..89e391b2da0f79b2f2d6d3257331edb2c0e45410 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/plugins/algorithms/SNSPowderReduction.py
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/plugins/algorithms/SNSPowderReduction.py
@@ -548,8 +548,7 @@ class SNSPowderReduction(PythonAlgorithm):
 
             for iws in xrange(samRun.getNumberHistograms()):
                 spec1 = samRun.getSpectrum(iws)
-                spec2 = vanRun.getSpectrum(iws)
-                self.log().information("[DBx157] ws %d: sample spectrum ID = %d; vanadium spectrum ID = %d" % ( iws, spec1.getSpectrumNo(), spec2.getSpectrumNo() ))
+                self.log().information("[DBx157] ws %d: sample spectrum ID = %d;" % ( iws, spec1.getSpectrumNo()))
 
             if HAVE_MPI:
                 if rank > 0: