diff --git a/src/Demos/sgv/sgv.cpp b/src/Demos/sgv/sgv.cpp
index 3976eca40..903914967 100644
--- a/src/Demos/sgv/sgv.cpp
+++ b/src/Demos/sgv/sgv.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     osg::Node* rootnode = osgDB::readNodeFiles(commandLine);
     if (!rootnode)
     {
-        write_usage(osg::notify(osg::NOTICE),argv[0]);
         return 1;
     }