diff --git a/controllers/hosts.go b/controllers/hosts.go
index 1a038398f..4cee62f61 100644
--- a/controllers/hosts.go
+++ b/controllers/hosts.go
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ func deleteHostFromNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(errors.New("hostid or network cannot be empty"), "badrequest"))
 		return
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 1")
 	// confirm host exists
 	currHost, err := logic.GetHost(hostid)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -422,7 +421,6 @@ func deleteHostFromNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "internal"))
 		return
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 2")
 
 	node, err := logic.UpdateHostNetwork(currHost, network, false)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -447,25 +445,21 @@ func deleteHostFromNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "internal"))
 		return
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 3")
 	var gwClients []models.ExtClient
 	if node.IsIngressGateway {
 		gwClients = logic.GetGwExtclients(node.ID.String(), node.Network)
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 4")
 	logger.Log(1, "deleting node", node.ID.String(), "from host", currHost.Name)
 	if err := logic.DeleteNode(node, forceDelete); err != nil {
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(fmt.Errorf("failed to delete node"), "internal"))
 		return
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 5")
 	go func() {
 		mq.PublishMqUpdatesForDeletedNode(*node, true, gwClients)
 		if servercfg.IsDNSMode() {
 			logic.SetDNS()
 		}
 	}()
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 6")
 	logger.Log(2, r.Header.Get("user"), fmt.Sprintf("removed host %s from network %s", currHost.Name, network))
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
diff --git a/logic/nodes.go b/logic/nodes.go
index 7304ef54c..353a33f16 100644
--- a/logic/nodes.go
+++ b/logic/nodes.go
@@ -189,14 +189,12 @@ func UpdateNode(currentNode *models.Node, newNode *models.Node) error {
 func DeleteNode(node *models.Node, purge bool) error {
 	alreadyDeleted := node.PendingDelete || node.Action == models.NODE_DELETE
 	node.Action = models.NODE_DELETE
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 4.1")
 	//delete ext clients if node is ingress gw
 	if node.IsIngressGateway {
 		if err := DeleteGatewayExtClients(node.ID.String(), node.Network); err != nil {
 			slog.Error("failed to delete ext clients", "nodeid", node.ID.String(), "error", err.Error())
 		}
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 4.2")
 	if node.IsRelayed {
 		// cleanup node from relayednodes on relay node
 		relayNode, err := GetNodeByID(node.RelayedBy)
@@ -212,7 +210,6 @@ func DeleteNode(node *models.Node, purge bool) error {
 			UpsertNode(&relayNode)
 		}
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 4.3")
 	if node.FailedOverBy != uuid.Nil {
 		ResetFailedOverPeer(node)
 	}
@@ -220,7 +217,6 @@ func DeleteNode(node *models.Node, purge bool) error {
 		// unset all the relayed nodes
 		SetRelayedNodes(false, node.ID.String(), node.RelayedNodes)
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 4.4")
 	if node.InternetGwID != "" {
 		inetNode, err := GetNodeByID(node.InternetGwID)
 		if err == nil {
@@ -235,11 +231,9 @@ func DeleteNode(node *models.Node, purge bool) error {
 			UpsertNode(&inetNode)
 		}
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 4.5")
 	if node.IsInternetGateway {
 		UnsetInternetGw(node)
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 4.6")
 	if !purge && !alreadyDeleted {
 		newnode := *node
 		newnode.PendingDelete = true
@@ -260,11 +254,9 @@ func DeleteNode(node *models.Node, purge bool) error {
 		}
 		return err
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 4.7")
 	if err := DissasociateNodeFromHost(node, host); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	logger.Log(0, "Hereeeee-----> 4.8")
 
 	return nil
 }