diff --git a/R/printers.R b/R/printers.R
index 3e042de1..e5f17cdd 100644
--- a/R/printers.R
+++ b/R/printers.R
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ htmltools_value <- function(x, ft.align = NULL, ft.shadow = NULL,
 #'   )
 #' }
 #' }
-flextable_to_rmd <- function(x, print = TRUE, ...) {
+flextable_to_rmd <- function(x, ...) {
   is_bookdown <- is_in_bookdown()
   is_quarto <- is_in_quarto()
 
@@ -104,11 +104,9 @@ flextable_to_rmd <- function(x, print = TRUE, ...) {
     useBytes = TRUE)
 
   z <- knit_child(input = tmp_file, envir = environment(), quiet = TRUE)
-  if (print) {
-    cat(z, sep = '\n')
-  }
+  cat(z, sep = '\n')
 
-  invisible(paste0(z, collapse = "\n"))
+  invisible("")
 }
 
 #' @export
diff --git a/man/flextable_to_rmd.Rd b/man/flextable_to_rmd.Rd
index c5133299..c851be35 100644
--- a/man/flextable_to_rmd.Rd
+++ b/man/flextable_to_rmd.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 \alias{flextable_to_rmd}
 \title{Knitr rendering in loops and if statements}
 \usage{
-flextable_to_rmd(x, print = TRUE, ...)
+flextable_to_rmd(x, ...)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{x}{a flextable object}