diff --git a/capplets/background/ChangeLog b/capplets/background/ChangeLog
index 81341c97b..3909bcb34 100644
--- a/capplets/background/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/background/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 	* applier.c (get_geometry): Tweak geometry settings
 	(renderer_render_wallpaper): Rendering geometry fixes
+	(renderer_render_wallpaper): Remove debugging code
 
 	* background-properties-capplet.c (property_change_cb): Accept
 	applier as argument; retrieve property bag from applier
diff --git a/capplets/background/applier.c b/capplets/background/applier.c
index a45218f02..deda759cd 100644
--- a/capplets/background/applier.c
+++ b/capplets/background/applier.c
@@ -880,7 +880,6 @@ renderer_render_wallpaper (Renderer *renderer)
 					(gdouble) renderer->pwidth;
 				scaley = (gdouble) renderer->wheight / 
 					(gdouble) renderer->pheight;
-				g_message ("Scaling by %f %f", scalex, scaley);
 				gdk_pixbuf_scale 
 					(renderer->wallpaper_pixbuf,
 					 renderer->pixbuf,