diff --git a/Xext/namespace/hook-selection.c b/Xext/namespace/hook-selection.c
index 2b8ed2790..3a0142584 100644
--- a/Xext/namespace/hook-selection.c
+++ b/Xext/namespace/hook-selection.c
@@ -36,25 +36,6 @@ void hookSelectionFilter(CallbackListPtr *pcbl, void *unused, void *calldata)
     if (subj->ns->superPower)
         return;
 
-    const char *op = "<>";
-    switch (param->op) {
-        case SELECTION_FILTER_GETOWNER:
-            op = "SELECTION_FILTER_GETOWNER";
-        break;
-        case SELECTION_FILTER_SETOWNER:
-            op = "SELECTION_FILTER_SETOWNER";
-        break;
-        case SELECTION_FILTER_CONVERT:
-            op = "SELECTION_FILTER_CONVERT";
-        break;
-        case SELECTION_FILTER_EV_REQUEST:
-            op = "SELECTION_FILTER_EV_REQUEST";
-        break;
-        case SELECTION_FILTER_EV_CLEAR:
-            op = "SELECTION_FILTER_EV_CLEAR";
-        break;
-    }
-
     const char *origSelectionName = NameForAtom(param->selection);
 
     char selname[PATH_MAX] = { 0 };
@@ -66,11 +47,6 @@ void hookSelectionFilter(CallbackListPtr *pcbl, void *unused, void *calldata)
         case SELECTION_FILTER_SETOWNER:
         case SELECTION_FILTER_CONVERT:
         case SELECTION_FILTER_LISTEN:
-            XNS_HOOK_LOG("%s origsel=%s (%d) newsel=%s (%d) -- using newsel\n", op,
-                origSelectionName,
-                param->selection,
-                selname,
-                realSelection);
             // TODO: check whether window really belongs to the client
             param->selection = realSelection;
         break;
@@ -95,14 +71,6 @@ void hookSelectionFilter(CallbackListPtr *pcbl, void *unused, void *calldata)
         // nothing to do here: already having the client visible name
         case SELECTION_FILTER_EV_REQUEST:
         case SELECTION_FILTER_EV_CLEAR:
-            XNS_HOOK_LOG("%s origsel=%s (%d) newsel=%s (%d) -- using origsel\n", op,
-                NameForAtom(param->selection),
-                param->selection,
-                selname,
-                realSelection);
-        break;
-        default:
-            XNS_HOOK_LOG("unknown op: %d selection=%d\n", param->op, param->selection);
         break;
     }
 }