diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index b030e7f2db..d4048cb985 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"maps"
-	"os"
 	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -896,15 +895,10 @@ func (s *StateDB) SelfDestruct(addr common.Address) uint256.Int {
 
 	prevBalance = *(stateObject.Balance())
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct (statedb): Firehose 2.3 would have called RecordSuicide here (addr=%s, prevBalance=%s, sign=%d)\n", addr, &prevBalance, prevBalance.ToBig().Sign())
-
 	// Regardless of whether it is already destructed or not, we do have to
 	// journal the balance-change, if we set it to zero here.
 	if !stateObject.Balance().IsZero() {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct (statedb): previous balance is non-zero (addr=%s)\n", addr)
 		stateObject.SetBalance(new(uint256.Int))
-	} else {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct (statedb): previous balance is zero! (addr=%s)\n", addr)
 	}
 	// If it is already marked as self-destructed, we do not need to add it
 	// for journalling a second time.
@@ -920,13 +914,10 @@ func (s *StateDB) SelfDestruct(addr common.Address) uint256.Int {
 func (s *StateDB) SelfDestruct6780(addr common.Address) (uint256.Int, bool) {
 	stateObject := s.getStateObject(addr)
 	if stateObject == nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct6780: stateObject is nil (addr=%s)\n", addr)
 		return uint256.Int{}, false
 	}
 	if stateObject.newContract {
 		return s.SelfDestruct(addr), true
-	} else {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct6780: stateObject is not a new contract (addr=%s)\n", addr)
 	}
 	return *(stateObject.Balance()), false
 }
diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index 8ea7a698c1..bbb5cedc34 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 package vm
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/tracing"
@@ -1011,9 +1009,7 @@ func opSelfdestruct6780(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeCon
 	}
 	beneficiary := scope.Stack.pop()
 	balance := interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetBalance(scope.Contract.Address())
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct6780 (instructions): previous balance withdraw (addr=%s, prev_balance=%s)\n", scope.Contract.Address(), balance)
 	interpreter.evm.StateDB.SubBalance(scope.Contract.Address(), balance, tracing.BalanceDecreaseSelfdestruct)
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[Firehose] SelfDestruct6780 (instructions): previous balance refund (addr=%s, refund=%s)\n", common.Address(beneficiary.Bytes20()), balance)
 	interpreter.evm.StateDB.AddBalance(beneficiary.Bytes20(), balance, tracing.BalanceIncreaseSelfdestruct)
 	interpreter.evm.StateDB.SelfDestruct6780(scope.Contract.Address())
 	if tracer := interpreter.evm.Config.Tracer; tracer != nil {