diff --git a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp
index 57de87c45d..56fdbb997b 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OctreeQueryNode::OctreeQueryNode() :
 
 OctreeQueryNode::~OctreeQueryNode() {
     _isShuttingDown = true;
-    const bool extraDebugging = true;
+    const bool extraDebugging = false;
     if (extraDebugging) {
         qDebug() << "OctreeQueryNode::~OctreeQueryNode()";
     }
@@ -77,18 +77,8 @@ void OctreeQueryNode::deleteLater() {
 
 void OctreeQueryNode::nodeKilled() {
     _isShuttingDown = true;
-    const bool extraDebugging = true;
-    if (extraDebugging) {
-        qDebug() << "OctreeQueryNode::nodeKilled()";
-    }
     if (_octreeSendThread) {
-        if (extraDebugging) {
-            qDebug() << "OctreeQueryNode::nodeKilled()... calling _octreeSendThread->terminate()";
-        }
         _octreeSendThread->terminate();
-        if (extraDebugging) {
-            qDebug() << "OctreeQueryNode::nodeKilled()... calling delete _octreeSendThread";
-        }
         delete _octreeSendThread;
         _octreeSendThread = NULL;
     }