diff --git a/beetsplug/missing.py b/beetsplug/missing.py
index 57535404f..f2192be7a 100644
--- a/beetsplug/missing.py
+++ b/beetsplug/missing.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class MissingPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         fmt = config["format_album" if count else "format_item"].get()
 
         if total:
-            self._log.info(str(sum([_missing_count(a) for a in albums])))
+            print(sum([_missing_count(a) for a in albums]))
             return
 
         # Default format string for count mode.
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ class MissingPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         for album in albums:
             if count:
                 if _missing_count(album):
-                    self._log.info(format(album, fmt))
+                    print_(format(album, fmt))
 
             else:
                 for item in self._missing(album):
-                    self._log.info(format(item, fmt))
+                    print_(format(item, fmt))
 
     def _missing_albums(self, lib: Library, query: list[str]) -> None:
         """Print a listing of albums missing from each artist in the library
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ class MissingPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
                     artist=artist_id,
                     release_type=release_type,
                 )
-                release_groups = resp["release-group-list"]
             except MusicBrainzError as err:
                 self._log.info(
                     "Couldn't fetch info for artist '{}' ({}) - '{}'",
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 6a513bef0..c523bfa41 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -439,25 +439,7 @@ Other changes:
   wrong (outdated) commit. Now the tag is created in the same workflow step
   right after committing the version update. :bug:`5539`
 - :doc:`/plugins/smartplaylist`: URL-encode additional item ``fields`` within
-  generated EXTM3U playlists inst
-        # build dict mapping artist to list of all albums
-        for artist, albums in albums_by_artist.items():
-            if artist[1] is None or artist[1] == "":
-                albs_no_mbid = ["'" + a["album"] + "'" for a in albums]
-                self._log.info(
-                    "No musicbrainz ID for artist '{}' found in album(s) {}; "
-                    "skipping",
-                    artist[0],
-                    ", ".join(albs_no_mbid),
-                )
-                continue
-
-            try:
-                resp = musicbrainzngs.browse_release_groups(
-                    artist=artist[1],
-                    release_type=release_type,
-                )
-ead of JSON-encoding them.
+  generated EXTM3U playlists instead of JSON-encoding them.
 - typehints: ``./beets/importer.py`` file now has improved typehints.
 - typehints: ``./beets/plugins.py`` file now includes typehints.
 - :doc:`plugins/ftintitle`: Optimize the plugin by avoiding unnecessary writes
diff --git a/docs/plugins/missing.rst b/docs/plugins/missing.rst
index ea5a5b3b3..f18656c8c 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/missing.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/missing.rst
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ List all missing albums of release type "compilation" in your collection::
 List all missing albums of release type "compilation" and album in your collection::
 
 ::
-  
+
     beet missing -a --release-type compilation --release-type album
 
 Call this plugin from other beet commands: