diff --git a/src/scheduler.js b/src/scheduler.js
index 32de05b7e..8d94c62b2 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.js
+++ b/src/scheduler.js
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ function sync(callback) {
 
     callback = callback || NOOP_CALLBACK;
 
-    debug('sync: synchronizing global state with installed app state');
-
     apps.getAll(function (error, allApps) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
 
@@ -67,8 +65,6 @@ function sync(callback) {
                     iteratorDone();
                 });
             });
-
-            debug('sync: done');
         });
     });
 }
@@ -92,8 +88,6 @@ function stopJobs(appId, appState, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof appState, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    debug(`stopJobs: stopping jobs of ${appId}`);
-
     if (!appState) return callback();
 
     async.eachSeries(Object.keys(appState.schedulerConfig), function (taskName, iteratorDone) {
@@ -109,8 +103,6 @@ function createCronJobs(app, schedulerConfig) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert(schedulerConfig && typeof schedulerConfig === 'object');
 
-    debug(`createCronJobs: creating cron jobs for app ${app.fqdn}`);
-
     var jobs = { };
 
     Object.keys(schedulerConfig).forEach(function (taskName) {
@@ -120,8 +112,6 @@ function createCronJobs(app, schedulerConfig) {
 
         var cronTime = (constants.TEST ? '*/5 ' : `${randomSecond} `) + task.schedule; // time ticks faster in tests
 
-        debug(`createCronJobs: ${app.fqdn} task ${taskName} scheduled at ${cronTime} with cmd ${task.command}`);
-
         var cronJob = new CronJob({
             cronTime: cronTime, // at this point, the pattern has been validated
             onTick: runTask.bind(null, app.id, taskName), //  put the app id in closure, so we don't use the outdated app object by mistake
@@ -156,10 +146,7 @@ function runTask(appId, taskName, callback) {
         docker.inspectByName(containerName, function (err, data) {
             if (!err && data && data.State.Running === true) {
                 const jobStartTime = new Date(data.State.StartedAt); // iso 8601
-                if (new Date() - jobStartTime < JOB_MAX_TIME) {
-                    debug(`runTask: skipped task ${taskName} of app ${app.fqdn} since it was started at ${jobStartTime}`);
-                    return callback();
-                }
+                if (new Date() - jobStartTime < JOB_MAX_TIME) return callback();
             }
 
             killContainer(containerName, function (error) {