diff --git a/plugins/python/pyutils.c b/plugins/python/pyutils.c
index ce284fe0..2e91497f 100644
--- a/plugins/python/pyutils.c
+++ b/plugins/python/pyutils.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ PyObject *python_call(PyObject *callable, PyObject *args, int catch) {
 	}
 #endif
 
-	uwsgi_log("python called\n");
-
 	return pyret;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c b/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c
index dbf93809..a7386c40 100644
--- a/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c
+++ b/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ int uwsgi_request_wsgi(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 
 	if (wsgi_req->uh.modifier2 == 4) {
 		// for persistent connections
-		uwsgi_log("LEAVE OPEN\n");
+		// TODO move it to a generic modifier (WSGI independent)
 		wsgi_req->leave_open = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -294,9 +294,7 @@ int uwsgi_request_wsgi(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 	}
 
 
-	uwsgi_log("before subhandler %d\n", wsgi_req->leave_open);
 	wsgi_req->async_result = wi->request_subhandler(wsgi_req, wi);
-	uwsgi_log("after subhandler %d\n", wsgi_req->leave_open);
 
 	if (wsgi_req->async_result) {
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/wsgi_subhandler.c b/plugins/python/wsgi_subhandler.c
index 107e771a..1fd900d8 100644
--- a/plugins/python/wsgi_subhandler.c
+++ b/plugins/python/wsgi_subhandler.c
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ clear:
 	}
 	if (wsgi_req->async_post && !wsgi_req->fd_closed) {
 		if (!wsgi_req->leave_open) {
-			uwsgi_log("FCLOSE()\n");
 			fclose(wsgi_req->async_post);
 		}
 		if (!uwsgi.post_buffering || wsgi_req->post_cl <= (size_t) uwsgi.post_buffering) {
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 90178a53..6f76e7e3 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ int wsgi_req_recv(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 	}
 
 	wsgi_req->async_status = uwsgi.p[wsgi_req->uh.modifier1]->request(wsgi_req);
-	uwsgi_log("leave_open after request %d\n", wsgi_req->leave_open);
 
 	return 0;
 }