diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 16f79730c1..7cc936ef63 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -752,3 +752,9 @@ David  27 Jan 2010
 		work_fetch.cpp,h
 	lib/
 		gui_rpc_client_ops.cpp
+
+David  27 Jan 2010
+    - client: remove debug msgs
+
+    client/
+        app.cpp
diff --git a/client/app.cpp b/client/app.cpp
index a5b8e88c3a..e683adfe42 100644
--- a/client/app.cpp
+++ b/client/app.cpp
@@ -375,11 +375,13 @@ void ACTIVE_TASK_SET::get_memory_usage() {
     //
     PROCINFO pi;
     procinfo_other(pi, piv);
-    msg_printf(NULL, MSG_INFO, "All others: RAM %.2fMB, page %.2fMB, user %.3f, kernel %.3f",
-        pi.working_set_size/MEGA, pi.swap_size/MEGA,
-        pi.user_time, pi.kernel_time
-    );
-
+    if (log_flags.mem_usage_debug) {
+        msg_printf(NULL, MSG_INFO,
+            "All others: RAM %.2fMB, page %.2fMB, user %.3f, kernel %.3f",
+            pi.working_set_size/MEGA, pi.swap_size/MEGA,
+            pi.user_time, pi.kernel_time
+        );
+    }
     double new_cpu_time = pi.user_time + pi.kernel_time;
     if (first) {
         first = false;
@@ -388,7 +390,11 @@ void ACTIVE_TASK_SET::get_memory_usage() {
         // processes might have exited in the last 10 sec,
         // causing this to be negative.
         if (non_boinc_cpu_usage < 0) non_boinc_cpu_usage = 0;
-        msg_printf(NULL, MSG_INFO, "non-BOINC CPU usage: %f%%", non_boinc_cpu_usage*100);
+        if (log_flags.mem_usage_debug) {
+            msg_printf(NULL, MSG_INFO,
+                "non-BOINC CPU usage: %f%%", non_boinc_cpu_usage*100
+            );
+        }
     }
     last_cpu_time = new_cpu_time;
 }