diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index adbc6a0a5..dbdaa4e1c 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -10987,15 +10987,6 @@ static char *loaddesc(const char *const fname, Uint8 * locale_text)
     extptr = strcasestr(txt_fname, ".svg");
 #endif
 
-  printf("### txt_fname = %s\n", txt_fname);
-  printf("### extptr = %s\n", extptr);
-
-/*
-### txt_fname = /usr/local/share/tuxpaint/stamps/animals/amphibians//frog-1.png
-### extptr = .png
-'/usr/local/share/tuxpaint/stamps/animals/amphibians//frog-1.png' has no locale-specific translation, using English: '01��7'
-*/
-
   if (extptr != NULL)
     {
       found = 0;
@@ -11005,33 +10996,20 @@ static char *loaddesc(const char *const fname, Uint8 * locale_text)
       for (i = 0; i < num_wished_langs && !found; i++)
         {
           strcpy((char *)extptr, ".txt"); /* safe; pointing into a safe spot within an existing string (txt_fname) */
-
-          fprintf(stderr, "### txt_fname now '%s'\n", txt_fname);
-
           fi = fopen(txt_fname, "r");
-
-	  fprintf(stderr, "\nReading: %s\n", txt_fname);
-
           if (!fi)
             return NULL;
 
-
           got_first = 0;
-          //    found = 0;
-
           strcpy(def_buf, "");
 
           do
             {
-              fprintf(stderr, "### reading...\n");
-
               if (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fi))
                 {
                   if (!feof(fi))
                     {
-                      fprintf(stderr, "### READ '%s'\n", buf);
                       strip_trailing_whitespace(buf);
-                      fprintf(stderr, "### TRIMMED '%s'\n", buf);
 
                       if (!got_first)
                         {
@@ -11039,7 +11017,6 @@ static char *loaddesc(const char *const fname, Uint8 * locale_text)
 
                           strcpy(def_buf, buf); /* safe; both the same size */
                           got_first = 1;
-			  fprintf(stderr, "### THAT WAS FIRST, using as default!\n");
                         }
 
                       debug(buf);
@@ -11078,6 +11055,7 @@ static char *loaddesc(const char *const fname, Uint8 * locale_text)
           fclose(fi);
 
         }
+
       free(txt_fname);
 
 
@@ -11086,14 +11064,11 @@ static char *loaddesc(const char *const fname, Uint8 * locale_text)
       if (found)
         {
           *locale_text = 1;
-          fprintf(stderr, "'%s' has a locale-specific translation, using it: '%s'\n", fname, buf + strlen(lang_prefix) + 6); /* FIXME Remove */
           return (strdup(buf + (strlen(lang_prefix)) + 6));
         }
       else
         {
           /* No locale-specific translation; use the default (English) */
-
-          fprintf(stderr, "'%s' has no locale-specific translation, using English: '%s'\n", fname, def_buf); /* FIXME Remove */
           return (strdup(def_buf));
         }
     }
@@ -11102,8 +11077,6 @@ static char *loaddesc(const char *const fname, Uint8 * locale_text)
       fprintf(stderr, "Somehow, '%s' doesn't have a filename extension!?\n", fname);
       return NULL;
     }
-
-  printf("\n");
 }