diff --git a/src/teilchensammler_cli/database.py b/src/teilchensammler_cli/database.py
index 60cee27..2d9f888 100644
--- a/src/teilchensammler_cli/database.py
+++ b/src/teilchensammler_cli/database.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import os
 from sqlmodel import SQLModel, create_engine
-import logging
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 sqlite_url = os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL", "sqlite:///database.db")
@@ -11,4 +8,3 @@ engine = create_engine(sqlite_url, echo=False)
 
 def create_db_and_tables(engine):
     SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
-    logger.debug("Created tables, if not already present")
diff --git a/src/teilchensammler_cli/main.py b/src/teilchensammler_cli/main.py
index f1d7c84..9787807 100644
--- a/src/teilchensammler_cli/main.py
+++ b/src/teilchensammler_cli/main.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ from textual.widgets import Button, DataTable, Footer, Header, Input, Static
 from .database import create_db_and_tables, engine
 from .models import add_to_database, load_initial_data, make_teilchen_input
 
-# Make it so that log messages go to Textual; we should be able to then see
-# these in the console
 logging.basicConfig(
     level="NOTSET",
     handlers=[TextualHandler()],
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ class SearchBar(Static):
     async def parse_input(self, event: Input.Submitted) -> None:
 
         if not (tc := await make_teilchen_input(event.value)):
-            logger.debug("could not create TeilchenCreate from data: %s", event.value)
             return
 
         event.input.value = ""
diff --git a/src/teilchensammler_cli/models.py b/src/teilchensammler_cli/models.py
index 9422308..4ed6afc 100644
--- a/src/teilchensammler_cli/models.py
+++ b/src/teilchensammler_cli/models.py
@@ -82,40 +82,20 @@ async def make_teilchen_input(text: str) -> TeilchenCreate | None:
 
 
 async def load_initial_data(engine) -> Sequence[Teilchen]:
-    """Retrieve all Teilchen records from the database.
 
-    Args:
-        engine (sqlalchemy.Engine): the engine or connection or whatever
-
-    Returns:
-        List of Teilchen, potentially empty
-    """
     with Session(engine) as session:
         statement = select(
             Teilchen.id, Teilchen.name, Teilchen.description, Teilchen.number, Teilchen.tags
         )  # ty:ignore[no-matching-overload]
         all_teilchen = session.exec(statement).all()
-
-    logger.debug("Loading initial data: found %s records", len(all_teilchen))
     return all_teilchen
 
 
 async def add_to_database(tc: TeilchenCreate, engine) -> Teilchen:
-    """Add given data as a new record into the database.
-
-    Args:
-        engine (sqlalchemy.Engine): the engine or connection or whatever
-        tc: Teilchen data (no `id` yet)
-
-    Returns:
-        The newly created Teilchen (this time with `id`)
-    """
-    logger.debug("received: %s", str(tc))
     with Session(engine) as session:
         teilchen = Teilchen.model_validate(tc)
         session.add(teilchen)
         session.commit()
         session.refresh(teilchen)
 
-    logger.debug("created: %s", str(teilchen))
     return teilchen