diff --git a/stt-server.py b/stt-server.py
index 3c47185..d83c885 100755
--- a/stt-server.py
+++ b/stt-server.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ word format: {"word": "hello", "start": 0.12, "end": 0.45, "probability": 0.99}
 Every WebSocket connection receives the full event stream from the moment it
 connects — no subscription handshake required.
 
-All log/status messages go to stderr. Stdout is machine-readable events only.
-Pass --verbose to enable info logging (startup, VAD events, transcripts).
+Machine-readable events are sent over WebSocket only.
+Pass --verbose to enable logging to stderr (startup, VAD events, transcripts).
 Errors always go to stderr regardless of verbosity.
 
 Environment:
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ _ws_clients = set()   # set of asyncio.Queue, one per connection
 
 def emit(event):
 	line = json.dumps(event)
-	sys.stdout.write(line + '\n')
-	sys.stdout.flush()
 	if _ws_loop is not None:
 		for q in list(_ws_clients):
 			_ws_loop.call_soon_threadsafe(q.put_nowait, line)