diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index 316a307e0f..cfb2d1bf5c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -1050,8 +1050,6 @@ def unified_strdate(date_str, day_first=True):
         ])
     for expression in format_expressions:
         try:
-            print(expression)
-            print(date_str)
             upload_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(date_str, expression).strftime('%Y%m%d')
         except ValueError:
             pass