diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/process.cc b/tgt-vhdl/process.cc
index f0945b86a..2ce594aac 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/process.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/process.cc
@@ -79,13 +79,8 @@ int draw_process(ivl_process_t proc, void *cd)
    // from this Verilog process. This ensures that each process
    // is translated at most once, no matter how many times it
    // appears in the hierarchy.
-   if (ent->get_derived_from() == scope_name) {
-      std::cout << "New process encountered in " << scope_name << std::endl;
+   if (ent->get_derived_from() == scope_name)
       return generate_vhdl_process(ent, proc);
-   }
-   else {
-      std::cout << "Ignoring already seen process in ";
-      std::cout << scope_name << std::endl;
+   else
       return 0;
-   }
 }
diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc b/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc
index 521f2e5a7..40aefcc3d 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ static vhdl_entity *create_entity_for(ivl_scope_t scope)
    
    arch->set_comment(ss.str());
    ent->set_comment(ss.str());
-
-   std::cout << "Generated entity " << tname;
-   std::cout << " from " << ivl_scope_name(scope) << std::endl;
    
    remember_entity(ent);
    return ent;
@@ -99,8 +96,7 @@ static int draw_module(ivl_scope_t scope, ivl_scope_t parent)
          parent_arch->add_stmt(inst);
       }
       else {
-         std::cout << "Ignoring instantiation " << ivl_scope_name(scope);
-         std::cout << " (already accounted for)" << std::endl;
+         // Ignore this instantiation (already accounted for)
       }
    }
    
@@ -111,11 +107,6 @@ int draw_scope(ivl_scope_t scope, void *_parent)
 {
    ivl_scope_t parent = static_cast<ivl_scope_t>(_parent);
    
-   const char *name = ivl_scope_name(scope);
-   const char *basename = ivl_scope_basename(scope);
-
-   std::cout << "scope " << name << " (" << basename << ")" << std::endl;
-
    ivl_scope_type_t type = ivl_scope_type(scope);
    int rc = 0;
    switch (type) {
diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/stmt.cc b/tgt-vhdl/stmt.cc
index e70de2784..48e624c7b 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/stmt.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/stmt.cc
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ static int draw_stask_display(vhdl_process *proc, ivl_statement_t stmt)
 static int draw_stask(vhdl_process *proc, ivl_statement_t stmt)
 {
    const char *name = ivl_stmt_name(stmt);
- 
-   std::cout << "IVL_ST_STASK " << name << std::endl;
 
    if (strcmp(name, "$display") == 0)
       return draw_stask_display(proc, stmt);