diff --git a/groupChat/receive.go b/groupChat/receive.go
index 5355e930637fc70806cd8bbcfb513c4359641428..004f7f370224c7df6368705f86b5f33eb4a3e2fd 100644
--- a/groupChat/receive.go
+++ b/groupChat/receive.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 package groupChat
 
 import (
-	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/netTime"
 	"time"
@@ -115,16 +113,6 @@ func decryptMessage(g gs.Group, fingerprint format.Fingerprint,
 		return MessageReceive{}, errors.Errorf(unmarshalSenderIdErr, err)
 	}
 
-	mar, _ := json.Marshal(NewPublicInternalMessage_DeleteThis(intlMsg))
-
-	jww.INFO.Printf("GROUP MSG ID DEBUG (decryptMsg): "+
-		"senders group ID: %s\n, "+
-		"internalMessage marshal: %s\n"+
-		"internalMessage json: %s\n",
-		g.ID,
-		base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(intlMsg.Marshal()),
-		string(mar))
-
 	return MessageReceive{
 		ID:        group.NewMessageID(g.ID, intlMsg.Marshal()),
 		Payload:   intlMsg.GetPayload(),
diff --git a/groupChat/send.go b/groupChat/send.go
index c7d96d9128717ce4b924e8c79ca8769316e20766..b75f6e209fde626c64f25686928ebbf0c8f01418 100644
--- a/groupChat/send.go
+++ b/groupChat/send.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 package groupChat
 
 import (
-	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix"
@@ -117,16 +115,6 @@ func (m *manager) newMessages(g gs.Group, tag string, msg []byte,
 	internalMessagePayload := setInternalPayload(intlMsg, timestamp,
 		m.getReceptionIdentity().ID, msg)
 
-	mar, _ := json.Marshal(NewPublicInternalMessage_DeleteThis(intlMsg))
-
-	jww.INFO.Printf("GROUP MSG ID DEBUG (newCmixMsg):"+
-		"senders group ID: %s\n, "+
-		"internalMessage marshal: %s\n"+
-		"internalMessage json: %s\n",
-		g.ID,
-		base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(internalMessagePayload),
-		string(mar))
-
 	// Create cMix messages
 	for _, member := range g.Members {
 		// Do not send to the sender
@@ -197,27 +185,6 @@ func newCmixMsg(g gs.Group, tag string, timestamp time.Time,
 	return cmixMsg, nil
 }
 
-// PublicInternalMessage_DeleteThis so internalMsg could be json marshalled for legibility
-// in a debug ticket.
-type PublicInternalMessage_DeleteThis struct {
-	Data      []byte // Serial of all the parts of the message
-	Timestamp []byte // 64-bit Unix time timestamp stored in nanoseconds
-	SenderID  []byte // 264-bit sender ID
-	Size      []byte // Size of the payload
-	Payload   []byte // Message contents
-
-}
-
-func NewPublicInternalMessage_DeleteThis(msg internalMsg) *PublicInternalMessage_DeleteThis {
-	return &PublicInternalMessage_DeleteThis{
-		Data:      msg.data,
-		Timestamp: msg.timestamp,
-		SenderID:  msg.senderID,
-		Size:      msg.size,
-		Payload:   msg.payload,
-	}
-}
-
 // newSalt generates a new salt of the specified size.
 func newSalt(rng io.Reader) ([group.SaltLen]byte, error) {
 	var salt [group.SaltLen]byte