diff --git a/builtin/builtin.v b/builtin/builtin.v
index 3ce1d2d332..b6340e6e28 100644
--- a/builtin/builtin.v
+++ b/builtin/builtin.v
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub fn exit(reason string) {
 	if reason == '' {
 		panic('exit empty reason')
 	}
-	println2('exit(): $reason')
+	println('exit(): $reason')
 	C.exit(0)
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn print_backtrace() {
 }
 
 pub fn panic(s string) {
-	println2('V panic: $s')
+	println('V panic: $s')
 	print_backtrace()
 	C.exit(1)
 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn eprintln(s string) {
 	}
 	// TODO issues with stderr and cross compiling for Linux
 	$else {
-		println2(s)
+		println(s)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ pub fn print(s string) {
 	C.printf('%.*s', s.len, s.str)
 }
 
-fn println2(s string) {
-	C.printf('%.*s\n', s.len, s.str)
-}
-
 pub fn malloc(n int) byteptr {
 	if n < 0 {
 		panic('malloc(<0)')
@@ -78,7 +74,7 @@ pub fn malloc(n int) byteptr {
 	total := i64(0)
 	# total_m += n;
 	# total = total_m;
-	println2('\n\n\nmalloc($n) total=$total')
+	println('\n\n\nmalloc($n) total=$total')
 	print_backtrace()
 #endif
 	ptr := C.malloc(n)
diff --git a/builtin/string.v b/builtin/string.v
index c6f150a2ec..1c79ff4cac 100644
--- a/builtin/string.v
+++ b/builtin/string.v
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ pub fn (s string) split(delim string) []string {
 	}
 	if delim.len == 1 {
 		return s.split_single(delim[0])
-		// println2('split 1 only')
+		// println('split 1 only')
 		// os.exit()
 	}
 	mut i := 0
diff --git a/builtin/utf8.v b/builtin/utf8.v
index c1f9971c04..d6fc0dfd2c 100644
--- a/builtin/utf8.v
+++ b/builtin/utf8.v
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ fn (s string) is_utf8() int {
 		return -1
 	}
 	if !ok {
-		println2('utf is bad dalen=$len KEK $s sdf')
+		println('utf is bad dalen=$len KEK $s sdf')
 		// s = s.left(i)
 	}
 	return i
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ fn (s string) runes() []string {
 	res := []string{}
 	if !s.is_utf8() {
 		mys := s
-		println2('string.me runes bad utf $mys HAHA')
+		println('string.me runes bad utf $mys HAHA')
 		return res
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < s.len; i++ {
diff --git a/compiler/main.v b/compiler/main.v
index b541a9fb35..26dbfbf606 100644
--- a/compiler/main.v
+++ b/compiler/main.v
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ fn main() {
 	args := os.args
 	// Print the version and exit.
 	if 'version' in args {
-		println2('V $Version')
+		println('V $Version')
 		return
 	}
 	if '-h' in args || '--help' in args || 'help' in args {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fn main() {
 		if !file.ends_with('.v') {
 			os.exit1('v fmt can only be used on .v files')
 		}
-		println2('vfmt is temporarily disabled')
+		println('vfmt is temporarily disabled')
 		return
 	}
 	// V with no args? REPL
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ string _STR_TMP(const char *fmt, ...) {
 		ret := os.system2(cmd)
 		if ret != 0 {
 			s := os.system(cmd)
-			println2(s)
+			println(s)
 			os.exit1('ret not 0, exiting')
 		}
 	}
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ fn (c mut V) cc() {
 	else if c.build_mode == DEFAULT_MODE {
 		libs = '$TmpPath/vlib/builtin.o'
 		if !os.file_exists(libs) {
-			println2('`builtin.o` not found')
+			println('`builtin.o` not found')
 			exit('')
 		}
 		for imp in c.table.imports {
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ mut args := ''
 	res := os.system(cmd)
 	// println('C OUTPUT:')
 	if res.contains('error: ') {
-		println2(res)
+		println(res)
 		panic('clang error')
 	}
 	// Link it if we are cross compiling and need an executable
@@ -791,9 +791,9 @@ fn new_v(args[]string) *V {
 }
 
 fn run_repl() []string {
-	println2('V $Version')
-	println2('Use Ctrl-D to exit')
-	println2('For now you have to use println() to print values, this will be fixed soon\n')
+	println('V $Version')
+	println('Use Ctrl-D to exit')
+	println('For now you have to use println() to print values, this will be fixed soon\n')
 	file := TmpPath + '/vrepl.v'
 	mut lines := []string
 	for {
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ fn run_repl() []string {
 			mut v := new_v( ['v', '-repl', file])
 			v.compile()
 			s := os.system(TmpPath + '/vrepl')
-			println2(s)
+			println(s)
 		}
 		else {
 			lines << line
diff --git a/compiler/scanner.v b/compiler/scanner.v
index 4532b222d7..27a85d8489 100644
--- a/compiler/scanner.v
+++ b/compiler/scanner.v
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) scan() ScanRes {
 		}
 		return scan_res(DIV, '')
 	}
-	println2('(char code=$c) pos=$s.pos len=$s.text.len')
+	println('(char code=$c) pos=$s.pos len=$s.text.len')
 	s.error('invalid character `${c.str()}`')
 	return scan_res(EOF, '')
 }
@@ -458,15 +458,15 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) scan() ScanRes {
 fn (s &Scanner) error(msg string) {
 	// println('!! SCANNER ERROR: $msg')
 	file := s.file_path.all_after('/')
-	println2('panic: $file:${s.line_nr + 1}')
-	println2(msg)
+	println('panic: $file:${s.line_nr + 1}')
+	println(msg)
 	// os.print_backtrace()
 	// println(file)
 	// println(s.file_path)
 	os.exit1(' ')
 }
 
-// println2('array out of bounds $idx len=$a.len')
+// println('array out of bounds $idx len=$a.len')
 // This is really bad. It needs a major clean up
 fn (s mut Scanner) ident_string() string {
 	// println("\nidentString() at char=", string(s.text[s.pos]),
diff --git a/compiler/table.v b/compiler/table.v
index 7efcdb3aa5..e1deb52a16 100644
--- a/compiler/table.v
+++ b/compiler/table.v
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ fn (table mut Table) cgen_name(f &Fn) string {
 		}
 		old := name
 		name = 'f_$idx'
-		println2('$old ==> $name')
+		println('$old ==> $name')
 	}
 	return name
 }
diff --git a/gg/gg.v b/gg/gg.v
index 3c909cf69f..a04fa800e9 100644
--- a/gg/gg.v
+++ b/gg/gg.v
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ fn new_context_text(cfg Cfg, scale int) *GG {
 		font_path = '/var/tmp/RobotoMono-Regular.ttf'
 	}
 	if !os.file_exists(font_path) {
-		println2('failed to load RobotoMono-Regular.ttf')
+		println('failed to load RobotoMono-Regular.ttf')
 		exit('')
 	}
 	# FT_Face face;
diff --git a/http/http.v b/http/http.v
index c6abc21521..c31f22137f 100644
--- a/http/http.v
+++ b/http/http.v
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub:
 // embed 'http'
 fn get(url string) string {
 	if url == '' {
-		println2('http: empty get url')
+		println('http: empty get url')
 		return ''
 	}
 	mut req := new_request('GET', url, '')
diff --git a/http/http_mac.v b/http/http_mac.v
index 7088b297e6..8b8c888dc4 100644
--- a/http/http_mac.v
+++ b/http/http_mac.v
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn (req &Request) do() Response {
 	// init curl
 	curl := C.curl_easy_init()
 	if isnil(curl) {
-		println2('curl init failed')
+		println('curl init failed')
 		return Response{}
 	}
 	// options
diff --git a/os/os.v b/os/os.v
index 883883270f..452d14a3d8 100644
--- a/os/os.v
+++ b/os/os.v
@@ -316,13 +316,13 @@ pub fn getenv(key string) string {
 }
 
 fn exit(reason string) {
-	println2('exit(): $reason')
+	println('exit(): $reason')
 	log(reason)
 	C.exit(0)
 }
 
 fn exit1(reason string) {
-	println2('exit(): $reason')
+	println('exit(): $reason')
 	C.exit(1)
 }