diff --git a/src/debug.c b/src/debug.c
index 3752f9c85..140539579 100644
--- a/src/debug.c
+++ b/src/debug.c
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ void HAMLIB_API rig_debug(enum rig_debug_level_e debug_level,
     }
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&client_debug_lock);
-    printf("lock1\n");
     va_start(ap, fmt);
 
     if (rig_vprintf_cb)
@@ -271,7 +270,6 @@ void HAMLIB_API rig_debug(enum rig_debug_level_e debug_level,
     va_end(ap);
 #endif
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&client_debug_lock);
-    printf("lock2\n");
 }