diff --git a/home/bin/git-cleanup b/home/bin/git-cleanup
index 3353770..b07b971 100755
--- a/home/bin/git-cleanup
+++ b/home/bin/git-cleanup
@@ -3,15 +3,9 @@
 git checkout master
 git pull
 
-DELETED="0"
 git branch --merged master | grep -v master | while read BRANCH; do
     git branch -d $BRANCH
-    (( DELETED = DELETED + 1 ))
 done
 
-if [[ "$DELETED" -eq "0" ]]; then
-    echo "No branches to clean up."
-fi
-
 echo "Branches remaining:"
 git branch