diff --git a/main/cdr.c b/main/cdr.c
index 3f369ea0af64019082a372974d078c71c9736041..4cfeae4926a3e61324e8c770e6a352ed0225aa48 100644
--- a/main/cdr.c
+++ b/main/cdr.c
@@ -788,9 +788,6 @@ void ast_cdr_congestion(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 {
 	char *chan;
 
-	ast_verb (1, "congestion value: %d\n  INYOURFACE", congestion);
-
-
 	/* if congestion log is disabled, pass the buck to ast_cdr_failed */
 	if (!congestion) {
 		ast_cdr_failed(cdr);
@@ -1568,7 +1565,6 @@ static int do_reload(int reload)
 			unanswered = ast_true(unanswered_value);
 		}
 		if ((congestion_value = ast_variable_retrieve(config, "general", "congestion"))) {
-			ast_verb(1, "INTHEFACEPUNCH!\n");
 			congestion = ast_true(congestion_value);
 		}
 		if ((batched_value = ast_variable_retrieve(config, "general", "batch"))) {
diff --git a/main/pbx.c b/main/pbx.c
index 71408519546749b62326036e2b25b9b11fe4a0de..90f6d5a894cfb958a4db641de29197263cd4a898 100644
--- a/main/pbx.c
+++ b/main/pbx.c
@@ -9332,14 +9332,11 @@ static int pbx_builtin_busy(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
  */
 static int pbx_builtin_congestion(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 {
-	ast_verb(1, "pbx_builtin_congestion HITINTHEFACE!\n");
-	ast_verb(1, "AST_STATE = %d INTHEFACE\n", chan->_state);
 	ast_indicate(chan, AST_CONTROL_CONGESTION);
 	/* Don't change state of an UP channel, just indicate
 	   congestion in audio */
 	if (chan->_state != AST_STATE_UP) {
 		ast_setstate(chan, AST_STATE_BUSY);
-		ast_verb(1, "ast_cdr_congestion INTHEFACE\n");
 		ast_cdr_congestion(chan->cdr);
 	}
 	wait_for_hangup(chan, data);