diff --git a/Source/EBGeometry_ParserImplem.hpp b/Source/EBGeometry_ParserImplem.hpp
index 2cde075c..c7748d49 100644
--- a/Source/EBGeometry_ParserImplem.hpp
+++ b/Source/EBGeometry_ParserImplem.hpp
@@ -893,7 +893,6 @@ Parser::readVTK(const std::string& a_filename) noexcept
   case Parser::Encoding::ASCII: {
     std::ifstream filestream(a_filename);
 
-    std::cout << "reading ascii" << std::endl;
     if (filestream.is_open()) {
       std::string line;
 
@@ -1030,8 +1029,6 @@ Parser::readVTK(const std::string& a_filename) noexcept
           size_t numData;
           sstream >> numData;
 
-          std::cout << "getting point data" << std::endl;
-
           // Read point data arrays
           while (std::getline(filestream, line)) {
             std::stringstream ss(line);
@@ -1357,8 +1354,6 @@ Parser::readVTK(const std::string& a_filename) noexcept
           size_t numData;
           sstream >> numData;
 
-          std::cout << "getting point data" << std::endl;
-
           // Read point data arrays
           while (std::getline(filestream, line)) {
             std::stringstream ss(line);