diff --git a/lang/meta-first-line.rkt b/lang/meta-first-line.rkt
index 585a5049..3e8e9ee6 100644
--- a/lang/meta-first-line.rkt
+++ b/lang/meta-first-line.rkt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
          meta-read-syntax-inside)
 
 (define (meta-read-inside in . args)
-  (displayln args)
   (apply read-inside args))
 
 (define (meta-read-syntax-inside source-name in . args)
diff --git a/private/common.rkt b/private/common.rkt
index 2751e609..bda570b0 100644
--- a/private/common.rkt
+++ b/private/common.rkt
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@
               body0 . body)
      (let ()
        (define lang-sym (syntax-e #'lang))
-       (displayln (list (syntax-source #'lang) (syntax-line #'lang) (syntax-column #'lang) (syntax-position #'lang) (syntax-original? #'lang)))
        (let ([expanded
               (expand `(,#'module
                         scribble-lp-tmp-name hyper-literate/private/lp