diff --git a/apps/photos/src/components/Search/SearchBar/searchInput/index.tsx b/apps/photos/src/components/Search/SearchBar/searchInput/index.tsx
index bbc25cc99..0029bb1e3 100644
--- a/apps/photos/src/components/Search/SearchBar/searchInput/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/photos/src/components/Search/SearchBar/searchInput/index.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import { t } from 'i18next';
 import memoize from 'memoize-one';
 import { LocationTagData } from 'types/entity';
 import { FILE_TYPE } from 'constants/file';
-import { addLogLine } from '@ente/shared/logging';
 
 interface Iprops {
     isOpen: boolean;
@@ -70,10 +69,7 @@ export default function SearchInput(props: Iprops) {
     }, []);
 
     async function refreshDefaultOptions() {
-        const t = Date.now();
-        addLogLine('refreshDefaultOptions called');
         const defaultOptions = await getDefaultOptions(props.files);
-        addLogLine(`refreshDefaultOptions end time: ${Date.now() - t}ms`);
         setDefaultOptions(defaultOptions);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/photos/src/services/searchService.ts b/apps/photos/src/services/searchService.ts
index 6e81594cb..90665dd0b 100644
--- a/apps/photos/src/services/searchService.ts
+++ b/apps/photos/src/services/searchService.ts
@@ -174,9 +174,7 @@ function getYearSuggestion(searchPhrase: string): Suggestion[] {
 
 export async function getAllPeopleSuggestion(): Promise<Array<Suggestion>> {
     try {
-        addLogLine('getAllPeopleSuggestion called');
         const people = await getAllPeople(200);
-        addLogLine(`found people: ${people?.length ?? 0}`);
         return people.map((person) => ({
             label: person.name,
             type: SuggestionType.PERSON,