diff --git a/app/utils/countrycodes.py b/app/utils/countrycodes.py
index e730257b..c8eb8249 100644
--- a/app/utils/countrycodes.py
+++ b/app/utils/countrycodes.py
@@ -373,10 +373,5 @@ def country_code(country):
     if not country in is_3166_1 and country in synonyms:
         country = synonyms[country]
 
-    # Return code if country was found.
-    if country in is_3166_1:
-        return is_3166_1[country]
-
-    # Default to default_code.
-    print("No country_code found for '" + country + "'. Using '" + default_code + "'")
-    return default_code
+    # Get country or fallback to default_code.
+    return is_3166_1.get(country, default_code)