diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 20ec5ce101..1d1c327b1a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ foreach(install_dir ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}
     break()
   endif()
 endforeach()
-message(STATUS "CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR: ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}")
-message(STATUS "DESTDIR: ${DESTDIR}")
 
 # GnuCash installs two files in ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}
 set(BINDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} CACHE STRING "user executables")