diff --git a/src/levanter/data/text.py b/src/levanter/data/text.py
index 7e25c88ef..20a11d090 100644
--- a/src/levanter/data/text.py
+++ b/src/levanter/data/text.py
@@ -102,19 +102,16 @@ async def current_len(self) -> Optional[int]:
     async def get_batch(self, indices: Sequence[int]) -> Sequence[T_co]:
         token_arrays = await self._await_token_cache()
         # logger.info(f"Time to get token cache: {time.time() - time_in}")
-        print(f"waiting until len is at least {max(indices) + 1}")
         len = await self.wait_until_len_at_least(max(indices) + 1)
         if len is not None and len < max(indices) + 1:
             raise ValueError("Requested indices beyond the end of the dataset")
         offsets = np.array(indices) * self.seq_len
-        print(f"getting offsets {offsets}")
         with ts.Batch():
             out = []
             for offset in offsets:
                 out.append(token_arrays.data[offset : offset + self.seq_len].read())
 
         out = await asyncio.gather(*out)
-        print("done waiting")
         return out
 
     def get_batch_sync(self, indices: Sequence[int]) -> Sequence[T_co]: