diff --git a/libs/canvas/root_group.cc b/libs/canvas/root_group.cc
index 1fa396bb47..5e8dcb21ed 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/root_group.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/root_group.cc
@@ -37,13 +37,10 @@ void
 Root::size_request (Distance& w, Distance& h) const
 {
 	if (_items.size() == 1) {
-		cerr << "Call prefsize on " << _items.front()->whoami() << endl;
 		_items.front()->size_request (w, h);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	cerr << "use regular prefsize for root\n";
-
 	Item::size_request (w, h);
 }