diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/cli.lua b/lua/gitsigns/cli.lua
index 89f1f9072..8638493e6 100644
--- a/lua/gitsigns/cli.lua
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/cli.lua
@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ function M.complete(arglead, line)
   return matches
 end
 
-local function print_nonnil(x)
-  if x ~= nil then
-    print(vim.inspect(x))
-  end
-end
-
 M.run = async.create(1, function(params)
   local __FUNC__ = 'cli.run'
   local pos_args_raw, named_args_raw = parse_args(params.args)
@@ -95,7 +89,7 @@ M.run = async.create(1, function(params)
   if cmd_func then
     -- Action has a specialised mapping function from command form to lua
     -- function
-    print_nonnil(cmd_func(args, params))
+    cmd_func(args, params)
     return
   end
 
@@ -103,7 +97,7 @@ M.run = async.create(1, function(params)
     local f = m[func]
     if type(f) == 'function' then
       -- Note functions here do not have named arguments
-      print_nonnil(f(unpack(pos_args), has_named and named_args or nil))
+      f(unpack(pos_args), has_named and named_args or nil)
       return
     end
   end