diff --git a/src/dolomite_sce/save_single_cell_experiment.py b/src/dolomite_sce/save_single_cell_experiment.py
index 17658e0..4ce0f35 100644
--- a/src/dolomite_sce/save_single_cell_experiment.py
+++ b/src/dolomite_sce/save_single_cell_experiment.py
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ def save_single_cell_experiment(
 
     # save alt expts.
     _alt_names = x.get_alternative_experiment_names()
-    print(_alt_names)
-    print(x)
-    print(x.get_alternative_experiments())
     if len(_alt_names) > 0:
         _alt_path = os.path.join(path, "alternative_experiments")
         os.mkdir(_alt_path)
@@ -130,9 +127,7 @@ def save_single_cell_experiment(
             json.dump(_alt_names, handle)
 
         for _aidx, _aname in enumerate(_alt_names):
-            print(_aidx, _aname)
             _alt_save_path = os.path.join(_alt_path, str(_aidx))
-            print(x.alternative_experiment(_aname))
             try:
                 dl.save_object(
                     x.alternative_experiment(_aname),
diff --git a/tests/test_stage_single_cell_experiment.py b/tests/test_stage_single_cell_experiment.py
index 7f6dbd0..804ad50 100644
--- a/tests/test_stage_single_cell_experiment.py
+++ b/tests/test_stage_single_cell_experiment.py
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ def test_stage_sce_with_rdims_and_alts():
     save_object(se, dir)
 
     roundtrip = read_object(dir)
-
-    print(se.reduced_dim("tsnooch"), roundtrip.reduced_dim("tsnooch"))
     assert isinstance(roundtrip, SingleCellExperiment)
     assert numpy.allclose(se.row_data["foo"], roundtrip.row_data["foo"])
     assert numpy.allclose(se.column_data["stuff"], roundtrip.column_data["stuff"])
@@ -154,9 +152,6 @@ def test_empty_dimnames():
         ),
     )
 
-    print(se.row_data)
-    print(se.get_row_data())
-
     dir = os.path.join(mkdtemp(), "sce_dimdata3")
     save_object(se, dir)