diff --git a/src/saveload/saveload.cpp b/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
--- a/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
@@ -305,17 +305,13 @@ static void SlNullPointers()
 	 * pointers from other pools. */
 	_sl_version = SAVEGAME_VERSION;
 
-	DEBUG(sl, 1, "Nulling pointers");
-
 	FOR_ALL_CHUNK_HANDLERS(ch) {
 		if (ch->ptrs_proc != nullptr) {
-			DEBUG(sl, 2, "Nulling pointers for %c%c%c%c", ch->id >> 24, ch->id >> 16, ch->id >> 8, ch->id);
+			DEBUG(sl, 3, "Nulling pointers for %c%c%c%c", ch->id >> 24, ch->id >> 16, ch->id >> 8, ch->id);
 			ch->ptrs_proc();
 		}
 	}
 
-	DEBUG(sl, 1, "All pointers nulled");
-
 	assert(_sl.action == SLA_NULL);
 }
 
@@ -1847,17 +1843,13 @@ static void SlFixPointers()
 {
 	_sl.action = SLA_PTRS;
 
-	DEBUG(sl, 1, "Fixing pointers");
-
 	FOR_ALL_CHUNK_HANDLERS(ch) {
 		if (ch->ptrs_proc != nullptr) {
-			DEBUG(sl, 2, "Fixing pointers for %c%c%c%c", ch->id >> 24, ch->id >> 16, ch->id >> 8, ch->id);
+			DEBUG(sl, 3, "Fixing pointers for %c%c%c%c", ch->id >> 24, ch->id >> 16, ch->id >> 8, ch->id);
 			ch->ptrs_proc();
 		}
 	}
 
-	DEBUG(sl, 1, "All pointers fixed");
-
 	assert(_sl.action == SLA_PTRS);
 }