diff --git a/pkg/flow/flow_updates_test.go b/pkg/flow/flow_updates_test.go
index 6b7faa181ddd..4f29583d0c97 100644
--- a/pkg/flow/flow_updates_test.go
+++ b/pkg/flow/flow_updates_test.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestController_Updates_WithLag(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "10", in.(testcomponents.PassthroughConfig).Input)
 	require.Equal(t, "10", out.(testcomponents.PassthroughExports).Output)
 
-	in, out = getFields(t, ctrl.loader.Graph(), "testcomponents.summation.sum")
+	in, _ = getFields(t, ctrl.loader.Graph(), "testcomponents.summation.sum")
 	require.Equal(t, 10, in.(testcomponents.SummationConfig).Input)
 
 	cancel()
diff --git a/pkg/flow/internal/controller/loader.go b/pkg/flow/internal/controller/loader.go
index 55e146f027bd..ec7d6aa76435 100644
--- a/pkg/flow/internal/controller/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/flow/internal/controller/loader.go
@@ -572,8 +572,6 @@ func (l *Loader) OriginalGraph() *dag.Graph {
 // functions to components. A child context will be constructed from the parent
 // to expose values of other components.
 func (l *Loader) EvaluateDependencies(c *ComponentNode) {
-	fmt.Printf("\n========== Evaluating dependencies for %q\n", c.NodeID())
-
 	tracer := l.tracer.Tracer("")
 
 	l.mut.RLock()
@@ -588,12 +586,12 @@ func (l *Loader) EvaluateDependencies(c *ComponentNode) {
 	defer span.End()
 
 	logger := log.With(l.log, "trace_id", span.SpanContext().TraceID())
-	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "starting partial graph evaluation", "originator", c.NodeID())
+	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "starting partial graph evaluation")
 	defer func() {
 		span.SetStatus(codes.Ok, "")
 
 		duration := time.Since(start)
-		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "finished partial graph evaluation", "duration", duration, "originator", c.NodeID())
+		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "finished partial graph evaluation", "duration", duration)
 		l.cm.componentEvaluationTime.Observe(duration.Seconds())
 	}()
 
diff --git a/pkg/flow/internal/controller/node_component.go b/pkg/flow/internal/controller/node_component.go
index e26f281ccc45..e734787f96f1 100644
--- a/pkg/flow/internal/controller/node_component.go
+++ b/pkg/flow/internal/controller/node_component.go
@@ -367,9 +367,6 @@ func (cn *ComponentNode) Exports() component.Exports {
 // setExports is called whenever the managed component updates. e must be the
 // same type as the registered exports type of the managed component.
 func (cn *ComponentNode) setExports(e component.Exports) {
-
-	fmt.Printf("\n=== Setting exports: %q to %v\n", cn.NodeID(), e)
-
 	if cn.exportsType == nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Component %s called OnStateChange but never registered an Exports type", cn.nodeID))
 	}
@@ -388,7 +385,6 @@ func (cn *ComponentNode) setExports(e component.Exports) {
 
 	cn.exportsMut.Lock()
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(cn.exports, e) {
-		fmt.Printf("\n=== Exports have changed: %q\n", cn.NodeID())
 		changed = true
 		cn.exports = e
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/flow/internal/controller/queue.go b/pkg/flow/internal/controller/queue.go
index bb5991fea02d..acbe6980c8d9 100644
--- a/pkg/flow/internal/controller/queue.go
+++ b/pkg/flow/internal/controller/queue.go
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package controller
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"sync"
-)
+import "sync"
 
 // Queue is an unordered queue of components.
 //
@@ -29,7 +26,6 @@ func NewQueue() *Queue {
 func (q *Queue) Enqueue(c *ComponentNode) {
 	q.mut.Lock()
 	defer q.mut.Unlock()
-	fmt.Printf("\n=== Enque for update: %q\n", c.NodeID())
 	q.queued[c] = struct{}{}
 	select {
 	case q.updateCh <- struct{}{}:
@@ -47,7 +43,6 @@ func (q *Queue) TryDequeue() *ComponentNode {
 	defer q.mut.Unlock()
 
 	for c := range q.queued {
-		fmt.Printf("\n=== Deque update: %q\n", c.NodeID())
 		delete(q.queued, c)
 		return c
 	}