diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg8/d3dfont8.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg8/d3dfont8.cxx
index 6f49b26c23..f24075b670 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg8/d3dfont8.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg8/d3dfont8.cxx
@@ -399,11 +399,7 @@ HRESULT CD3DFont::RestoreDeviceObjects() {
 // Desc: Destroys all device-dependent objects
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HRESULT CD3DFont::InvalidateDeviceObjects() {
-    #ifdef _DEBUG
-    if(m_pVB) {
-        cout << "XXXX Releasing Font VertexBuffer\n";
-    }
-    #endif
+
 
     SAFE_RELEASE( m_pVB );