diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 743a88b914..c7a7e3fa56 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -301,14 +301,8 @@ qemuMonitorJSONCommandWithFd(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
     msg.txLength = strlen(msg.txBuffer);
     msg.txFD = scm_fd;
 
-    VIR_DEBUG("Send command '%s' for write with FD %d", cmdstr, scm_fd);
-
     ret = qemuMonitorSend(mon, &msg);
 
-    VIR_DEBUG("Receive command reply ret=%d rxObject=%p",
-              ret, msg.rxObject);
-
-
     if (ret == 0) {
         if (!msg.rxObject) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",