diff --git a/examples/osglogo/osglogo.cpp b/examples/osglogo/osglogo.cpp
index 61526fb06..9d02e6141 100644
--- a/examples/osglogo/osglogo.cpp
+++ b/examples/osglogo/osglogo.cpp
@@ -185,30 +185,23 @@ osg:: Node* createTextLeft(const osg::BoundingBox& bb, const std::string& label,
     text->setFont(font);
     text->setFontResolution(110,120);
 
-    text->setAlignment(osgText::Text::RIGHT_CENTER);
-    text->setAxisAlignment(osgText::Text::XZ_PLANE);
-    text->setCharacterSize((bb.zMax()-bb.zMin())*1.0f);
-
-    text->setPosition(bb.center()-osg::Vec3((bb.xMax()-bb.xMin()),-(bb.yMax()-bb.yMin())*0.5f,(bb.zMax()-bb.zMin())*0.1f));
-    //text->setColor(osg::Vec4(0.37f,0.48f,0.67f,1.0f)); // Neil's original OSG colour
-    text->setColor(osg::Vec4(0.20f,0.45f,0.60f,1.0f)); // OGL logo colour
-
-    OSG_NOTICE<<std::endl<<"***** POS A ******"<<std::endl;
-
     if (s_useSDF)
     {
         text->getFont()->setGyphTextureFeatures(osgText::GlyphTexture::ALL_FEATURES);
         text->setBackdropImplementation(osgText::Text::USE_SHADERS);
     }
 
-    OSG_NOTICE<<std::endl<<"***** POS B ******"<<std::endl;
+    text->setAlignment(osgText::Text::RIGHT_CENTER);
+    text->setAxisAlignment(osgText::Text::XZ_PLANE);
+    text->setCharacterSize((bb.zMax()-bb.zMin())*1.0f);
+
+    text->setPosition(bb.center()-osg::Vec3((bb.xMax()-bb.xMin()),-(bb.yMax()-bb.yMin())*0.5f,(bb.zMax()-bb.zMin())*0.1f));
+    text->setColor(osg::Vec4(0.20f,0.45f,0.60f,1.0f)); // OGL logo colour
 
     text->setBackdropType(osgText::Text::OUTLINE);
     text->setBackdropOffset(0.03f);
     text->setBackdropColor(osg::Vec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f, 1.0f));
 
-    OSG_NOTICE<<std::endl<<"***** POS C ******"<<std::endl;
-
     text->setColorGradientMode(osgText::Text::OVERALL);
     osg::Vec4 lightblue(0.30f,0.6f,0.90f,1.0f);
     osg::Vec4 blue(0.10f,0.30f,0.40f,1.0f);
diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index d67f2dbf1..fea327527 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ osg::StateSet* Text::createStateSet()
         OSG_NOTICE<<"Disabling SDF support _fontSize.second="<<_fontSize.second<<std::endl;
     }
 
-#if 1
+#if 0
     OSG_NOTICE<<"Text::createStateSet() _backdropType="<<_backdropType<<", _backdropImplementation="<<_backdropImplementation<<std::endl;
     OSG_NOTICE<<"Text::createStateSet() defines:"<<defineList.size()<<std::endl;
     for(osg::StateSet::DefineList::iterator itr = defineList.begin();