diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/UTFGrid.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/UTFGrid.js
index b55bb7d246..acccb05e9f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/UTFGrid.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/UTFGrid.js
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.UTFGrid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */
     element: null,
 
-    /** 
-     * Property: debugElement
-     * {DOMElement} 
-     */
-    debugElement: null,
-    
     /* Property: defaultHandlerOptions
      * The default opts passed to the handler constructors
      */
@@ -192,7 +186,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.UTFGrid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             for (var i=0, len=layers.length; i<len; i++) {
                 layer = layers[i];
                 var info = layer.getTileInfo( lonLat );
-                this.writeDebugInfo(info);
                 var tile = info.tile;
                 var localAttrs = null;
                 var resolution = layer.utfgridResolution || 4;
@@ -216,25 +209,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.UTFGrid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         }
     },
 
-    /** Method: writeDebugInfo
-     * Writes out debug info on event 
-     * Only fired off if this.debugElement is set
-     *
-     */
-    writeDebugInfo: function(info) {
-        var debug = "<ul>";
-        debug += "<li>i :" + info.i + "</li>";
-        debug += "<li>j :" + info.j + "</li>";
-        debug += "<li>globalrow :" + info.globalRow + "</li>";
-        debug += "<li>globalcol :" + info.globalCol + "</li>";
-        debug += "<li>gridrow :" + info.gridRow + "</li>";
-        debug += "<li>gridcol :" + info.gridCol + "</li>";
-        debug += "</ul>";
-        if (this.debugElement) {
-            this.debugElement.innerHTML = debug;
-        } 
-    },
-
     /**
      * APIMethod: callback
      * Takes the attrs and does somethings with them