diff --git a/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc b/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
index 27b5fcc5c5..d824402abb 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
@@ -626,31 +626,21 @@ AudioEngine::unregister_port (Port& port)
 {
 	/* caller must hold process lock */
 
-	cerr << "about to unregister Port xx  x" << &port << "\n";
-
 	if (!_running) { 
 		/* probably happening when the engine has been halted by JACK,
 		   in which case, there is nothing we can do here.
 		   */
-		cerr << "not running\n";
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	{
-		cerr << "before getcopy\n";
-		
 		RCUWriter<Ports> writer (ports);
 		boost::shared_ptr<Ports> ps = writer.get_copy ();
 		
-		cerr << "Ports set size: " << ps.get()->size() << endl;
-
 		for (Ports::iterator i = ps->begin(); i != ps->end(); ++i) {
-			cerr << "before delete" << endl;
 			if ((*i) == &port) {
-				cerr << "About to delete " << &port << endl;
 				delete *i;
 				ps->erase (i);
-				cerr << "After erasing ports size: " << ps->size();
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -658,7 +648,6 @@ AudioEngine::unregister_port (Port& port)
 		/* writer goes out of scope, forces update */
 	}
 		
-	cerr << "before remove_connections\n";
 	remove_connections_for (port);
 
 	return 0;