diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc
index 092a30979f..3983ea5065 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc
@@ -741,8 +741,6 @@ Editor::mouse_add_new_marker (timepos_t where, Location::Flags extra_flags, int3
 	string namebase;
 	Location::Flags flags = Location::Flags (extra_flags|Location::IsMark);
 
-	cerr << "adding new marker @ " << where << endl;
-
 	if (_session) {
 
 		if (flags & Location::IsCueMarker) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
index f32aaab4dc..a7ffd17f60 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
@@ -1696,7 +1696,6 @@ Editor::button_release_handler (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemT
 
 			case CueMarkerBarItem:
 				snap_to (where, Temporal::RoundNearest, SnapToGrid_Scaled, true);
-				std::cerr << "cue marker will be at " << where << " beats = " << where.beats() << std::endl;
 				popup_ruler_menu (where, item_type);
 				break;