diff --git a/racket/collects/racket/engine.rkt b/racket/collects/racket/engine.rkt
index e93e6e4239..8f2fef74c1 100644
--- a/racket/collects/racket/engine.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/racket/engine.rkt
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@
                                           (alarm-evt (+ timeout (current-inexact-milliseconds))))
                                       (lambda (x)
                                         (log "alarm woke up, waiting to suspend engine" w)
-                                        (log-error "TRYING TIMEOUT")
                                         (semaphore-wait can-stop-lock)
-                                        (log-error "DOING TIMEOUT")
                                         (log "suspending engine" w)
                                         (thread-suspend worker)
                                         (semaphore-post can-stop-lock)