diff --git a/mbuild/compound.py b/mbuild/compound.py
index da3a5f47e..30d2f27f7 100644
--- a/mbuild/compound.py
+++ b/mbuild/compound.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def print_hierarchy(self, print_full=False, index=None, show_tree=True):
                     f"{h['parent_id']}",
                 )
         if show_tree:
-            tree.show()
+            print(tree)
         return tree
 
     def _get_hierarchy(self, level=0):