diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/decoder_xml.go b/pkg/yqlib/decoder_xml.go
index f847a474..936a0af2 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/decoder_xml.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/decoder_xml.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
-	// "strings"
 	"unicode"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/html/charset"
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_xml.go b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_xml.go
index b5933718..7914b8d4 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_xml.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_xml.go
@@ -49,12 +49,10 @@ func (e *xmlEncoder) Encode(writer io.Writer, node *yaml.Node) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	case yaml.DocumentNode:
-		log.Debugf("ENCODING DOCUMENT NODE")
 		err := e.encodeComment(encoder, headAndLineComment(node))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		log.Debugf("OK NOW THE ACTUAL")
 		err = e.encodeTopLevelMap(encoder, unwrapDoc(node))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err