diff --git a/src/game_interpreter.cpp b/src/game_interpreter.cpp
index 446d3abe7aa..8b2ab19fb80 100644
--- a/src/game_interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/game_interpreter.cpp
@@ -4836,8 +4836,7 @@ bool Game_Interpreter::CommandManiacControlStrings(lcf::rpg::EventCommand const&
 		{
 			std::string op_string = "";
 			std::string delimiter = (std::string)Main_Data::game_strings->GetWithMode(str_param, args[0], modes[0]);
-			Output::Debug("args {} {} {}", args[0], args[1], args[2]);
-			Output::Debug("modes {} {} {}", modes[0], modes[1], modes[2]);
+
 			// args[1] & mode[1] relates to starting ID for strings to join
 			// mode 0 = id literal, 1 = direct var, 2 = var literal, 3 = direct var
 			args[1] = ValueOrVariable(modes[1] % 2, args[1]);
diff --git a/src/game_strings.cpp b/src/game_strings.cpp
index ac2784a3a90..67a712ebfd9 100644
--- a/src/game_strings.cpp
+++ b/src/game_strings.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ int Game_Strings::InStr(Str_Params params, std::string search, int var_id, int b
 
 	std::string str = Get(params.string_id);
 
-	Output::Debug("Searching for {} in {}", search, str);
-
 	int index = Get(params.string_id).find(search, begin);
 	Main_Data::game_variables->Set(var_id, index);
 	return index;