diff --git a/src/fenrir/speechDriver/genericDriver.py b/src/fenrir/speechDriver/genericDriver.py
index 7c202727..15f3f405 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/speechDriver/genericDriver.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/speechDriver/genericDriver.py
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ class driver():
                   
             try:
                 s = time.time()
-                #subprocess.check_call(popenSpeechCommand,shell=True)
                 self.proc = Popen(popenSpeechCommand , stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, shell=True)
                 self.proc.wait()
                 print(popenSpeechCommand)