diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgTerrain/CompositeLayer.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgTerrain/CompositeLayer.cpp
index f234f7c0d..ec76ef8c5 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgTerrain/CompositeLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgTerrain/CompositeLayer.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ bool CompositeLayer_readLocalData(osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Input &fr)
 
     bool itrAdvanced = false;
     
-    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Composite layer "<<fr[0].getStr()<<std::endl;
-
     osg::ref_ptr<osgTerrain::Locator> locator = 0;
 
     do
@@ -43,8 +41,6 @@ bool CompositeLayer_readLocalData(osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Input &fr)
         locator = dynamic_cast<osgTerrain::Locator*>(readObject.get());
         if (readObject.valid()) itrAdvanced = true;
 
-        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Composite layer after locator read "<<fr[0].getStr()<<std::endl;
-
         if (fr.matchSequence("file %s") || fr.matchSequence("file %w") )
         {
             layer.addLayer(fr[1].getStr());