diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index babb7c84e..52b45132f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-07-28  Elijah Newren  <newren@gmail.com>
+
+	* src/place.c (avoid_being_obscured_as_second_modal_dialog):
+	remove some unneeded debug spew that was causing crashes.  Fixes
+	#311819.
+
 2005-07-24  Elijah Newren  <newren@gmail.com>
 
 	* configure.in: post-release version bump to 2.11.2
diff --git a/src/place.c b/src/place.c
index d042026ee..5bfd954f8 100644
--- a/src/place.c
+++ b/src/place.c
@@ -369,20 +369,6 @@ avoid_being_obscured_as_second_modal_dialog (MetaWindow *window,
                   "focus window\n",
                   window->desc);
     }
-
-  meta_topic (META_DEBUG_PLACEMENT,
-              "Status:\n"
-              "  denied focus: %d\n"
-              "  modal:        %d\n"
-              "  same app:     %d\n"
-              "  overlaps      %d\n",
-              window->denied_focus_and_not_transient,
-              window->wm_state_modal,
-              meta_window_same_application (window, focus_window),
-              meta_rectangle_intersect (&window->rect,
-                                        &focus_window->rect,
-                                        &overlap)
-              );
 }
 
 static int