diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.cpp
index 6c0c0d9bfe..29715f9d90 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ OctreePersistThread::OctreePersistThread(Octree* tree, const QString& filename,
 {
 }
 
-OctreePersistThread::~OctreePersistThread() {
-    qDebug() << "OctreePersistThread::~OctreePersistThread()...";
-}
-
 bool OctreePersistThread::process() {
 
     if (!_initialLoadComplete) {
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.h b/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.h
index 8e70733192..ce6190b0e6 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.h
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public:
     static const int DEFAULT_PERSIST_INTERVAL = 1000 * 30; // every 30 seconds
 
     OctreePersistThread(Octree* tree, const QString& filename, int persistInterval = DEFAULT_PERSIST_INTERVAL);
-    ~OctreePersistThread();
 
     bool isInitialLoadComplete() const { return _initialLoadComplete; }
     quint64 getLoadElapsedTime() const { return _loadTimeUSecs; }