diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index beb4d38a3aa811..84b9f2efd3551e 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
     #
 
     if options.validate_zzz:
-        flush_print(f"Validating\n{_CI_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME}\n{_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT}\n",
+        flush_print(f"Validating\n{_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT}\n",
                     with_border=True)
         fix_instructions = textwrap.dedent(f""" \