diff --git a/config/fxdata/lua/core/serialisation.lua b/config/fxdata/lua/core/serialisation.lua
index e084646adc..d96782111b 100644
--- a/config/fxdata/lua/core/serialisation.lua
+++ b/config/fxdata/lua/core/serialisation.lua
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ function GetSerializedData()
         local prepped = preprocess(Game)
         return binser.serialize(prepped)
     end)
-    print("GetSerializedData ok: " .. tostring(ok))
     if not ok then
         error("binser failed: " .. result)
     end
diff --git a/src/frontend.cpp b/src/frontend.cpp
index e56ab0d7f0..8435655188 100644
--- a/src/frontend.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend.cpp
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ MenuNumber create_menu(struct GuiMenu *gmnu)
     update_radio_button_data(amnu);
     init_slider_bars(amnu);
     init_menu_buttons(amnu);
-    SYNCMSG("Created menu ID %d at slot %d, pos (%d,%d) size (%d,%d)",(int)gmnu->ident,
+    SYNCDBG(8,"Created menu ID %d at slot %d, pos (%d,%d) size (%d,%d)",(int)gmnu->ident,
         (int)mnu_num,(int)amnu->pos_x,(int)amnu->pos_y,(int)amnu->width,(int)amnu->height);
     return mnu_num;
 }
diff --git a/src/game_saves.c b/src/game_saves.c
index 7ae2225c73..b424597ec7 100644
--- a/src/game_saves.c
+++ b/src/game_saves.c
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ TbBool save_game(long slot_num)
         ERRORLOG("Outranged slot index %d",(int)slot_num);
         return false;
     }
+
+    SYNCMSG("Saving game to slot %d",(int)slot_num);
     char* fname = prepare_file_fmtpath(FGrp_Save, saved_game_filename, slot_num);
     TbFileHandle handle = LbFileOpen(fname, Lb_FILE_MODE_NEW);
     if (!handle)
diff --git a/src/lua_base.c b/src/lua_base.c
index c5e2bf9531..587b9e8235 100644
--- a/src/lua_base.c
+++ b/src/lua_base.c
@@ -211,15 +211,12 @@ const char* lua_get_serialised_data(size_t *len)
     lua_getglobal(Lvl_script, "GetSerializedData");
 	if (lua_isfunction(Lvl_script, -1))
 	{
-        JUSTLOG("calling GetSerializedData");
         int result = lua_pcall(Lvl_script, 0, 1, 0);
-        JUSTLOG("lua_pcall result: %d", result);
         if (!CheckLua(Lvl_script, result, "GetSerializedData")) {
             ERRORLOG("Failed to call GetSerializedData");
             return NULL;
         }
 
-        JUSTLOG("called GetSerializedData");
         if (!lua_isstring(Lvl_script, -1)) {
             ERRORLOG("Expected 'GetSerializedData' to return a string");
             lua_pop(Lvl_script, 1);