diff --git a/src/core/emsesp.cpp b/src/core/emsesp.cpp
index 6448c3f66..f459eb8c6 100644
--- a/src/core/emsesp.cpp
+++ b/src/core/emsesp.cpp
@@ -1740,11 +1740,6 @@ void EMSESP::start() {
     bool factory_settings = false;
 #endif
 
-    // #if defined(EMSESP_DEBUG)
-    //     LOG_DEBUG("Listing root directory before:");
-    //     system_.listDir("/", 3); // show the contents of the root directory
-    // #endif
-
     // start NVS storage
     if (!nvs_.begin("ems-esp", false, "nvs1")) { // try bigger nvs partition on 16M flash first
         nvs_.begin("ems-esp", false, "nvs");     // fallback to small nvs
@@ -1759,11 +1754,6 @@ void EMSESP::start() {
     // loads core system services settings (mqtt, ap, ntp etc)
     esp32React.begin();
 
-    // #if defined(EMSESP_DEBUG)
-    //     LOG_DEBUG("Listing root directory after:");
-    //     system_.listDir("/", 3); // show the contents of the root directory
-    // #endif
-
 #ifndef EMSESP_STANDALONE
     if (factory_settings) {
         LOG_WARNING("No settings found on filesystem. Using factory settings.");