diff --git a/documentation/remove_existing_config.sh b/documentation/remove_existing_config.sh
index 7c6adf2013..d84965b05e 100755
--- a/documentation/remove_existing_config.sh
+++ b/documentation/remove_existing_config.sh
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ DIR=~/.nym
 
 # check for config directory
 if [ ! -d $DIR ]; then
-  echo "config dir doesn't exist: nothing to do (✿◠‿◠)"
+  echo "config dir doesn't exist: nothing to do"
 else
   echo "config dir exists - deleting"
   rm -rf $DIR
   if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "＼(｀0´)／ exit code was $0. looks like the something went wrong with deleting the directory"
+    echo "exit code was $0. looks like the something went wrong with deleting the directory"
     exit 1
   fi
 fi
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