diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/multitexReducer.cxx b/panda/src/grutil/multitexReducer.cxx
index 1db9833460..9baaeb7737 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/multitexReducer.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/multitexReducer.cxx
@@ -730,12 +730,6 @@ make_texture_layer(const NodePath &render,
 
   geom.set_texture(stage_info._tex);
   geom.node()->set_attrib(cba);
-
-  if (grutil_cat.is_debug()) {
-    GeomNode *geom_node;
-    DCAST_INTO_V(geom_node, geom.node());
-    geom_node->write_verbose(grutil_cat.debug(), 0);
-  }
 }
 
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