diff --git a/kmod/src/block.c b/kmod/src/block.c
index 2b1037e3..7c3fcf7d 100644
--- a/kmod/src/block.c
+++ b/kmod/src/block.c
@@ -511,8 +511,6 @@ void scoutfs_block_lock(struct buffer_head *bh, bool write, int subclass)
 {
 	struct block_bh_private *bhp = bh->b_private;
 
-	trace_printk("lock write %d bhp %p\n", write, bhp);
-
 	if (bhp) {
 		if (write)
 			down_write_nested(&bhp->rwsem, subclass);
@@ -525,8 +523,6 @@ void scoutfs_block_unlock(struct buffer_head *bh, bool write)
 {
 	struct block_bh_private *bhp = bh->b_private;
 
-	trace_printk("unlock write %d bhp %p\n", write, bhp);
-
 	if (bhp) {
 		if (write)
 			up_write(&bhp->rwsem);