diff --git a/src/widgets/menu.cpp b/src/widgets/menu.cpp
index 83443e03025..5349c0afc5c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/menu.cpp
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ void menu::process_help_string(int mousex, int mousey)
 			if(size_t(loc.second) < row.size()) {
 				const std::string& help = row[loc.second];
 				if(help.empty() == false) {
-					std::cerr << "setting help string from menu to '" << help << "'\n";
+					//std::cerr << "setting help string from menu to '" << help << "'\n";
 					help_string_ = display_->set_help_string(help);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/widgets/widget.cpp b/src/widgets/widget.cpp
index f2d26ed09bf..6505d35f3a2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widget.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void widget::process_help_string(int mousex, int mousey)
 {
 	if(!hidden() && point_in_rect(mousex,mousey,location())) {
 		if(help_string_ == 0 && help_text_ != "") {
-			std::cerr << "setting help string to '" << help_text_ << "'\n";
+			//std::cerr << "setting help string to '" << help_text_ << "'\n";
 			help_string_ = disp().set_help_string(help_text_);
 		}
 	} else if(help_string_ > 0) {