diff --git a/src/intern.cpp b/src/intern.cpp
index 53dc61214..07d1d5561 100644
--- a/src/intern.cpp
+++ b/src/intern.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ owning_lock<std::vector<const wchar_t *>> string_table;
 static const wchar_t *intern_with_dup(const wchar_t *in, bool dup) {
     if (!in) return nullptr;
 
-    debug(5, L"intern %ls", in);
     auto table = string_table.acquire();
 
     const wchar_t *result;
diff --git a/src/path.cpp b/src/path.cpp
index a6271adaa..f4b778249 100644
--- a/src/path.cpp
+++ b/src/path.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ const wcstring_list_t dflt_pathsv({L"/bin", L"/usr/bin", PREFIX L"/bin"});
 
 static bool path_get_path_core(const wcstring &cmd, wcstring *out_path,
                                const maybe_t<env_var_t> &bin_path_var) {
-    debug(5, L"path_get_path( '%ls' )", cmd.c_str());
-
     // If the command has a slash, it must be an absolute or relative path and thus we don't bother
     // looking for a matching command.
     if (cmd.find(L'/') != wcstring::npos) {