diff --git a/news/client.js b/news/client.js
index b7c53e4f21..5c0697efb7 100644
--- a/news/client.js
+++ b/news/client.js
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@ const App = (
 
 render(
   App,
-  newsMountPoint,
-  () => console.log('react has rendered and is ready to go go go go go go!!')
+  newsMountPoint
 );
diff --git a/news/components/ArticleMeta.js b/news/components/ArticleMeta.js
index 4d1d527b49..aedb01fe85 100644
--- a/news/components/ArticleMeta.js
+++ b/news/components/ArticleMeta.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function pluralise(singular, count) {
 function getTimeString(pubDate) {
   const now = new Date(Date.now());
   const minuteDiff = differenceInMinutes(now, pubDate);
-  console.log(typeof minuteDiff);
+
   if (minuteDiff < 60) {
     return `${minuteDiff} ${pluralise('minute', minuteDiff)} ago`;
   }