diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
index 515a5f3a..52c38e97 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
@@ -709,15 +709,11 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 			Log.d("VanillaMusic", "Must not create new media player object");
 		}
 
-		vLog("VanillaMusic", "A>>  hasNext="+mMediaPlayer.hasNextMediaPlayer()+", ds="+mMediaPlayer.getDataSource()+", class="+mMediaPlayer);
-		vLog("VanillaMusic", "P>>  hasNext="+mPreparedMediaPlayer.hasNextMediaPlayer()+", ds="+mPreparedMediaPlayer.getDataSource()+", class="+mPreparedMediaPlayer);
-
 		if(doGapless == true) {
 			try {
 				if(nextSong.path.equals(mPreparedMediaPlayer.getDataSource()) == false) {
 					// Prepared MP has a different data source: We need to re-initalize
 					// it and set it as the next MP for the active media player
-					vLog("VanillaMusic", "GAPLESS: SETTING "+nextSong.path);
 					mPreparedMediaPlayer.reset();
 					prepareMediaPlayer(mPreparedMediaPlayer, nextSong.path);
 					mMediaPlayer.setNextMediaPlayer(mPreparedMediaPlayer);
@@ -725,30 +721,18 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 				if(mMediaPlayer.hasNextMediaPlayer() == false) {
 					// We can reuse the prepared MediaPlayer but the current instance lacks
 					// a link to it
-					vLog("VanillaMusic", "SETTING NEXT MP as in "+mPreparedMediaPlayer.getDataSource());
 					mMediaPlayer.setNextMediaPlayer(mPreparedMediaPlayer);
 				}
 			} catch (IOException e) {
-				vLog("VanillaMusic", "triggerGaplessUpdate() failed with exception "+e);
 				mMediaPlayer.setNextMediaPlayer(null);
 				mPreparedMediaPlayer.reset();
 			}
 		} else {
 			if(mMediaPlayer.hasNextMediaPlayer()) {
-				Log.v("VanillaMusic", "UNCONFIGURING NEW MEDIA PLAYER");
 				mMediaPlayer.setNextMediaPlayer(null);
 				// There is no need to cleanup mPreparedMediaPlayer
 			}
 		}
-
-		vLog("VanillaMusic", "A<<  hasNext="+mMediaPlayer.hasNextMediaPlayer()+", ds="+mMediaPlayer.getDataSource()+", class="+mMediaPlayer);
-		vLog("VanillaMusic", "P<<  hasNext="+mPreparedMediaPlayer.hasNextMediaPlayer()+", ds="+mPreparedMediaPlayer.getDataSource()+", class="+mPreparedMediaPlayer);
-	}
-
-	// Helper to quickly enable and disable logging of triggerGaplessUpdate
-	// FIXME: REMOVE ME
-	private static void vLog(String name, String text) {
-		Log.v(name, text);
 	}
 
 	/**