diff --git a/clutter/clutter-backend.c b/clutter/clutter-backend.c
index b677f41ed..0259e38e6 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-backend.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-backend.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "clutter-profile.h"
 #include "clutter-stage-manager-private.h"
 #include "clutter-stage-private.h"
+#include "clutter-version.h"
 
 #include <cogl/cogl.h>
 
diff --git a/clutter/egl/clutter-backend-egl.c b/clutter/egl/clutter-backend-egl.c
index 4c4a85d1b..649ac59b6 100644
--- a/clutter/egl/clutter-backend-egl.c
+++ b/clutter/egl/clutter-backend-egl.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include "clutter-private.h"
 #include "clutter-main.h"
 #include "clutter-stage-private.h"
-#include "clutter-version.h"
 
 static ClutterBackendEGL *backend_singleton = NULL;
 
@@ -744,9 +743,6 @@ clutter_backend_egl_create_stage (ClutterBackend  *backend,
   ClutterStageWindow *stage;
   ClutterStageX11 *stage_x11;
 
-  CLUTTER_NOTE (BACKEND, "Creating stage of type '%s'",
-                g_type_name (CLUTTER_STAGE_TYPE));
-
   stage = g_object_new (CLUTTER_TYPE_STAGE_EGL, NULL);
 
   /* copy backend data into the stage */
diff --git a/clutter/glx/clutter-backend-glx.c b/clutter/glx/clutter-backend-glx.c
index 95f46ad2d..064a3d881 100644
--- a/clutter/glx/clutter-backend-glx.c
+++ b/clutter/glx/clutter-backend-glx.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include "clutter-main.h"
 #include "clutter-private.h"
 #include "clutter-stage-private.h"
-#include "clutter-version.h"
 
 #include "cogl/cogl.h"
 
@@ -788,9 +787,6 @@ clutter_backend_glx_create_stage (ClutterBackend  *backend,
   ClutterStageWindow *stage_window;
   ClutterStageX11 *stage_x11;
 
-  CLUTTER_NOTE (BACKEND, "Creating stage of type '%s'",
-                g_type_name (CLUTTER_STAGE_TYPE));
-
   stage_window = g_object_new (CLUTTER_TYPE_STAGE_GLX, NULL);
 
   /* copy backend data into the stage */
diff --git a/clutter/wayland/clutter-backend-wayland.c b/clutter/wayland/clutter-backend-wayland.c
index 794cecad2..5d029bd58 100644
--- a/clutter/wayland/clutter-backend-wayland.c
+++ b/clutter/wayland/clutter-backend-wayland.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include "clutter-main.h"
 #include "clutter-private.h"
 #include "clutter-stage-private.h"
-#include "clutter-version.h"
 
 static ClutterBackendWayland *backend_singleton = NULL;
 
@@ -622,9 +621,6 @@ clutter_backend_wayland_create_stage (ClutterBackend  *backend,
   ClutterStageWindow *stage;
   ClutterStageWayland *stage_wayland;
 
-  CLUTTER_NOTE (BACKEND, "Creating stage of type '%s'",
-                g_type_name (CLUTTER_STAGE_TYPE));
-
   stage = g_object_new (CLUTTER_TYPE_STAGE_WAYLAND, NULL);
 
   stage_wayland = CLUTTER_STAGE_WAYLAND (stage);
diff --git a/clutter/win32/clutter-backend-win32.c b/clutter/win32/clutter-backend-win32.c
index 4ab3f2709..c20516925 100644
--- a/clutter/win32/clutter-backend-win32.c
+++ b/clutter/win32/clutter-backend-win32.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "clutter-debug.h"
 #include "clutter-private.h"
 #include "clutter-stage-private.h"
-#include "clutter-version.h"
 
 #include "cogl/cogl.h"
 
@@ -487,9 +486,6 @@ clutter_backend_win32_create_stage (ClutterBackend  *backend,
   ClutterStageWin32 *stage_win32;
   ClutterStageWindow *stage;
 
-  CLUTTER_NOTE (BACKEND, "Creating stage of type '%s'",
-		g_type_name (CLUTTER_STAGE_TYPE));
-
   stage = g_object_new (CLUTTER_TYPE_STAGE_WIN32, NULL);
 
   /* copy backend data into the stage */