diff --git a/todo.sh b/todo.sh
index ee5a3f1..a4e7b2d 100755
--- a/todo.sh
+++ b/todo.sh
@@ -1191,11 +1191,6 @@ note: PRIORITY must be anywhere from A to Z."
     sed '/^x /!d' "$TODO_FILE" >> "$DONE_FILE"
     sed -i.bak '/^x /d' "$TODO_FILE"
 
-    NUMLINES=$( sed -n '$ =' "$TODO_FILE" )
-    if [ ${NUMLINES:-0} = "0" ]; then
-         echo "datetime todos dones" >> "$REPORT_FILE"
-    fi
-    #now report
     TOTAL=$( sed -n '$ =' "$TODO_FILE" )
     TDONE=$( sed -n '$ =' "$DONE_FILE" )
     TECHO=$(echo $(date +%Y-%m-%d-%T); echo ' '; echo ${TOTAL:-0}; echo ' ';