diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Point3.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/Point3.cpp
index c9452efff..8aa339a89 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Point3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Point3.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ bool Point3::equals(const Point3 &q, double tol) const {
 }
 
 void Point3::print(const string& s) const {
-  if (s.size() != 0) {
-    cout << s << " ";
-  }
-  cout << *this << endl;
+  cout << s << *this << endl;
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Unit3.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/Unit3.cpp
index a2a7e6851..3d46b18b8 100755
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Unit3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Unit3.cpp
@@ -154,10 +154,7 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Unit3& pair) {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 void Unit3::print(const std::string& s) const {
-  if(s.size() != 0) {
-    cout << s << ":";
-  }
-  cout << p_ << endl;
+  cout << s << ":" << p_ << endl;
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */