diff --git a/src/bin/getty.rs b/src/bin/getty.rs
index 6bef7618cd..455ee7ad47 100644
--- a/src/bin/getty.rs
+++ b/src/bin/getty.rs
@@ -2,16 +2,8 @@
 extern crate clap;
 
 use std::error::Error;
-use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
+use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{self, ErrorKind, Read, Stderr, Write};
-
-fn dlog(msg: &str) {
-    let _ = OpenOptions::new()
-        .write(true)
-        .append(true)
-        .open("/scheme/debug/no-preserve")
-        .and_then(|mut f| writeln!(f, "GETTY {}", msg));
-}
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::process::{Child, Command, Stdio};
 use std::str;
@@ -216,7 +208,6 @@ fn daemon(tty: &mut File, clear: bool, contain: bool, stderr: &mut Stderr) {
         .expect("getty: failed to fevent master PTY");
 
     loop {
-        dlog("daemon loop");
         if clear {
             let _ = redox::write(tty_fd as usize, b"\x1Bc");
         }
@@ -245,20 +236,14 @@ fn daemon(tty: &mut File, clear: bool, contain: bool, stderr: &mut Stderr) {
 
         match command.spawn() {
             Ok(mut process) => {
-                dlog("login spawned");
                 handle(&mut event_queue, tty_fd, master_fd, &mut process);
-                dlog("handle returned");
-            }
-            Err(err) => {
-                dlog(&format!("login spawn failed: {}", err));
-                fail(&format!("getty: failed to execute login: {}", err), stderr)
             }
+            Err(err) => fail(&format!("getty: failed to execute login: {}", err), stderr),
         }
     }
 }
 
 pub fn main() {
-    dlog("main started");
     let mut stderr = io::stderr();
 
     let args = clap_app!(getty =>
@@ -289,10 +274,7 @@ pub fn main() {
         flag::O_CLOEXEC | flag::O_RDWR | flag::O_NONBLOCK,
         0,
     ) {
-        Ok(fd) => {
-            dlog(&format!("opened TTY {}", vt_path));
-            unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(fd as RawFd) }
-        }
+        Ok(fd) => unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(fd as RawFd) },
         Err(err) => fail(
             &format!("getty: failed to open TTY {}: {}", vt_path, err),
             &mut stderr,
diff --git a/src/bin/login.rs b/src/bin/login.rs
index bc32bc6460..f7f337a5ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/login.rs
+++ b/src/bin/login.rs
@@ -2,22 +2,13 @@
 extern crate clap;
 
 use libredox::error::Result;
-use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
+use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::str;
 
-fn dlog(msg: &str) {
-    let _ = OpenOptions::new()
-        .write(true)
-        .append(true)
-        .open("/scheme/debug/no-preserve")
-        .and_then(|mut f| writeln!(f, "LOGIN {}", msg));
-}
-
 use extra::option::OptionalExt;
 use redox_users::{All, AllUsers, Config, User};
 use termion::input::TermRead;
-use termion::raw::IntoRawMode;
 use userutils::spawn_shell;
 
 const _MAN_PAGE: &'static str = /* @MANSTART{login} */
@@ -127,7 +118,6 @@ fn load_config_schemes(user: &User<redox_users::auth::Full>) -> Option<Vec<Strin
 }
 
 pub fn main() {
-    dlog("main started");
     let mut stdout = io::stdout();
     let mut stderr = io::stderr();
 
@@ -137,29 +127,12 @@ pub fn main() {
     )
     .get_matches();
 
-    dlog("before issue");
     if let Ok(mut issue) = File::open(ISSUE_FILE) {
         io::copy(&mut issue, &mut stdout).r#try(&mut stderr);
         stdout.flush().r#try(&mut stderr);
-        dlog("issue printed");
-    } else {
-        dlog("no issue file");
-    }
-
-    match termion::terminal_size() {
-        Ok((w, h)) => dlog(&format!("terminal_size {}x{}", w, h)),
-        Err(e) => dlog(&format!("terminal_size error: {}", e)),
-    }
-    match io::stdout().into_raw_mode() {
-        Ok(_rt) => dlog("raw mode ok"),
-        Err(e) => dlog(&format!("raw mode error: {}", e)),
     }
 
     loop {
-        dlog("before liner read_line");
-        let _ = stdout.write_all(b"DIRECT_PROMPT_TEST");
-        let _ = stdout.flush();
-        dlog("direct prompt write done");
         let user = liner::Context::new()
             .read_line(
                 liner::Prompt::from("\x1B[1mRed Bear login:\x1B[0m "),
@@ -167,10 +140,8 @@ pub fn main() {
                 &mut liner::BasicCompleter::new(Vec::<String>::new()),
             )
             .r#try(&mut stderr);
-        dlog("after liner read_line");
 
         if !user.is_empty() {
-            dlog(&format!("read user: {}", user));
             let stdin = io::stdin();
             let mut stdin = stdin.lock();
             let sys_users = AllUsers::authenticator(Config::default()).unwrap_or_exit(1);
@@ -184,7 +155,6 @@ pub fn main() {
                 }
                 Some(user) => {
                     if user.is_passwd_blank() {
-                        dlog("user blank password, spawning shell");
                         if let Ok(mut motd) = File::open(MOTD_FILE) {
                             io::copy(&mut motd, &mut stdout).r#try(&mut stderr);
                             stdout.flush().r#try(&mut stderr);