diff --git a/changelog.d/11138.misc b/changelog.d/11138.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 79b777697593..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/11138.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add docstrings and comments to the application service ephemeral event sending code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
index 9586e1196ccf..96cc251676d4 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@ async def _handle_to_device(
                     }
                 )
 
-        logger.info("*** Ended up with messages: %s", message_payload)
-
         return message_payload, max_stream_token
 
     async def _handle_typing(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/deviceinbox.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/deviceinbox.py
index 060efc470971..d701a25da6b6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/deviceinbox.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/deviceinbox.py
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ async def get_new_messages(
             ):
                 break
         else:
-            logger.info("*** Bailing out")
             return {}, to_stream_token
 
         def get_new_messages_txn(txn):
@@ -178,8 +177,6 @@ def get_new_messages_txn(txn):
                 " LIMIT ?"
             ) % many_clause_sql
 
-            logger.info("*** %s\n\n%s", many_clause_sql, many_clause_args)
-            logger.info("*** %s", sql)
             txn.execute(
                 sql, (*many_clause_args, from_stream_token, to_stream_token, limit)
             )