diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/html_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/html_module.py
index c0b82fef90..6c424c26f2 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/html_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/html_module.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class HtmlDescriptor(XmlDescriptor, EditingDescriptor):
             # online and has imported all current (fall 2012) courses from xml
             if not system.resources_fs.exists(filepath):
                 candidates = cls.backcompat_paths(filepath)
-                log.debug("candidates = {0}".format(candidates))
+                #log.debug("candidates = {0}".format(candidates))
                 for candidate in candidates:
                     if system.resources_fs.exists(candidate):
                         filepath = candidate
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
index c7042efda2..b6f791ffc6 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def get_metadata_from_xml(xml_object, remove=True):
     if meta is None:
         return ''
     dmdata = meta.text
-    log.debug('meta for %s loaded: %s' % (xml_object,dmdata))
+    #log.debug('meta for %s loaded: %s' % (xml_object,dmdata))
     if remove:
         xml_object.remove(meta)
     return dmdata