diff --git a/IPython/html/static/services/kernels/js/kernel.js b/IPython/html/static/services/kernels/js/kernel.js
index 9dde6d662..7ce4f3331 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/services/kernels/js/kernel.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/services/kernels/js/kernel.js
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ define([
         this.events.on('status_autorestarting.Kernel', record_status);
         this.events.on('status_interrupting.Kernel', record_status);
         this.events.on('status_disconnected.Kernel', record_status);
-        this.events.on('status_idle.Kernel', record_status);
-        this.events.on('status_busy.Kernel', record_status);
+        // these are commented out because they are triggered a lot, but can
+        // be uncommented for debugging purposes
+        //this.events.on('status_idle.Kernel', record_status);
+        //this.events.on('status_busy.Kernel', record_status);
         this.events.on('status_killed.Kernel', record_status);
         this.events.on('kernel_dead.Kernel', record_status);
     };
diff --git a/IPython/html/tests/util.js b/IPython/html/tests/util.js
index d6fa91224..9749c2f1d 100644
--- a/IPython/html/tests/util.js
+++ b/IPython/html/tests/util.js
@@ -687,4 +687,3 @@ casper.capture_log = function () {
 };
 
 casper.capture_log();
-casper.print_log();