diff --git a/packaging/pep517_backend/_backend.py b/packaging/pep517_backend/_backend.py
index cef202e..7245be9 100644
--- a/packaging/pep517_backend/_backend.py
+++ b/packaging/pep517_backend/_backend.py
@@ -280,10 +280,6 @@ def maybe_prebuild_c_extensions(
     print("**********************", file=_standard_error_stream)
     print("* Accelerated build *", file=_standard_error_stream)
     print("**********************", file=_standard_error_stream)
-    print("inplace:", build_inplace, file=_standard_error_stream)
-    print("resolved cwd:", Path.cwd().resolve(), file=_standard_error_stream)
-    print("files in cwd:", list_files(str(Path.cwd().resolve())), file=_standard_error_stream)
-
     if not IS_CPYTHON:
         _warn_that(
             'Building C-extensions under the runtimes other than CPython is '
@@ -308,15 +304,6 @@ def maybe_prebuild_c_extensions(
                 yield
 
 
-def list_files(startpath):
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(startpath):
-        level = root.replace(startpath, '').count(os.sep)
-        indent = ' ' * 4 * (level)
-        print(f'{indent}{os.path.basename(root)}/')
-        subindent = ' ' * 4 * (level + 1)
-        for f in files:
-            print(f'{subindent}{f}')
-
 @patched_dist_get_long_description()
 def build_wheel(
         wheel_directory: str,