diff --git a/data/core/init.lua b/data/core/init.lua
index bceac53f..89eca744 100644
--- a/data/core/init.lua
+++ b/data/core/init.lua
@@ -66,13 +66,10 @@ end
 
 
 function core.set_project_dir(new_dir, change_project_fn)
--- print("LUA DBG: before pcall " .. tostring(new_dir))
   local chdir_ok = pcall(system.chdir, new_dir)
--- print("LUA DBG: after pcall " .. tostring(chdir_ok))
   if chdir_ok then
     if change_project_fn then change_project_fn() end
     core.project_dir = normalize_path(new_dir)
-	-- print("LUA DBG: after normalize_path " .. tostring(new_dir) .. "\n" .. tostring(core.project_dir))
     core.project_directories = {}
     core.add_project_directory(new_dir)
     core.project_files = {}
@@ -506,7 +503,6 @@ function core.init()
       update_recents_project("remove", project_dir)
     end
     project_dir_abs = system.absolute_path(".")
-	-- print("LUA DBG: project_dir_abs " .. tostring(project_dir_abs))
     if not core.set_project_dir(project_dir_abs) then
       system.show_fatal_error("Lite XL internal error", "cannot set project directory to cwd")
       os.exit(1)