diff --git a/src/wireviz/svgembed.py b/src/wireviz/svgembed.py
index 0999b8f..f90ba42 100644
--- a/src/wireviz/svgembed.py
+++ b/src/wireviz/svgembed.py
@@ -17,21 +17,18 @@ def embed_svg_images(filename_in: Path, overwrite: bool = True):
             for xlink in re_xlink.finditer(line):
                 num_images = num_images + 1
                 imgurl = xlink.group('URL')
-                print(' Found URL in SVG:', imgurl)
                 if not imgurl in images_b64:
-                    print('  ✅This URL is new')
                     if not Path(imgurl).is_absolute():  # resolve relative image path
                         imgurl_abs = (Path(filename_in).parent / imgurl).resolve()
-                        print(imgurl, '-->', imgurl_abs)
                     else:
                         imgurl_abs = imgurl
+
                     with open(imgurl_abs, 'rb') as img:
                         data_bin = img.read()
                         data_b64 = base64.b64encode(data_bin)
                         data_str = data_b64.decode('utf-8')
                     images_b64[imgurl] = data_str
-                else:  # only cache every image once
-                    print('  ❌This URL is not new')
+
                 line = line.replace(imgurl,
                                     f'data:image/png;base64, {images_b64[imgurl]}')
             file_out.write(line)
@@ -39,12 +36,3 @@ def embed_svg_images(filename_in: Path, overwrite: bool = True):
         if overwrite:
             os.remove(filename_in)
             os.rename(filename_out, filename_in)
-
-    print(f'Embedded {num_images} instances of {len(images_b64)} different images.')
-    print()
-
-# for debugging, run:
-# python -m svgembed.py path/to/file.svg
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import sys
-    embed_svg_images(sys.argv[1])