diff --git a/openbr/core/qtutils.cpp b/openbr/core/qtutils.cpp
index e1603fa..9c5bfcc 100644
--- a/openbr/core/qtutils.cpp
+++ b/openbr/core/qtutils.cpp
@@ -543,10 +543,8 @@ void BlockCompression::close()
 {
     // flush output buffer
     if ((openMode() & QIODevice::WriteOnly) && precompressedBlockWriter) {
-        qDebug() << "Serializing final block";
         QByteArray compressedBlock = qCompress(precompressedBlockWriter->buffer(), -1);
         blockWriter << compressedBlock;
-        qDebug() << "Done";
     }
     basis->close();
 }