diff --git a/clients/config.c b/clients/config.c
index 42acee76..f5319eba 100644
--- a/clients/config.c
+++ b/clients/config.c
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ config_file_path(const char *name)
 
 	config_dir = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
 	if (!config_dir) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set,"
-				" falling back to $HOME/.config\n");
-
 		home_dir = getenv("HOME");
 		if (!home_dir) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "HOME is not set, using cwd.\n");
diff --git a/clients/desktop-shell.c b/clients/desktop-shell.c
index 89c8a751..d1b1d7d4 100644
--- a/clients/desktop-shell.c
+++ b/clients/desktop-shell.c
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			  &desktop);
 	free(config_file);
 
-	printf("panel color: %08x\n", key_panel_color);
-
 	desktop_shell_set_panel(desktop.shell,
 				window_get_wl_surface(desktop.panel->window));