diff --git a/src/sysc/scc/configurable_tracer.cpp b/src/sysc/scc/configurable_tracer.cpp
index 77b72473..4be06ef8 100644
--- a/src/sysc/scc/configurable_tracer.cpp
+++ b/src/sysc/scc/configurable_tracer.cpp
@@ -57,17 +57,13 @@ void configurable_tracer::descend(const sc_core::sc_object* obj, bool trace) {
     } else if(kind == "sc_module") {
         auto module_name = obj->name();
         auto trace_enable = get_trace_enabled(obj, default_trace_enable_handle.get_cci_value().get<bool>());
-        printf(fmt::format("{}: {}\n", module_name, trace_enable).c_str());
         if(trace_enable)
             obj->trace(trf);
         for(auto o : obj->get_child_objects())
             descend(o, trace_enable);
     } else if(kind == "sc_variable") {
-        if(trace && (types_to_trace & trace_types::VARIABLES) == trace_types::VARIABLES) {
-            printf(fmt::format("tracing {}\n", obj->name()).c_str());
+        if(trace && (types_to_trace & trace_types::VARIABLES) == trace_types::VARIABLES)
             obj->trace(trf);
-        } else
-            printf(fmt::format("not tracing {}\n", obj->name()).c_str());
     } else if(kind == "sc_signal" || kind == "sc_clock" || kind == "sc_buffer" || kind == "sc_signal_rv") {
         if(trace && (types_to_trace & trace_types::SIGNALS) == trace_types::SIGNALS)
             try_trace(trf, obj, types_to_trace);