diff --git a/backend/onyx/file_store/file_store.py b/backend/onyx/file_store/file_store.py
index dad37b9b0df3..9d86602dd49e 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/file_store/file_store.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/file_store/file_store.py
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ def save_file(
             # The large objects in postgres are saved as special objects can be listed with
             # SELECT * FROM pg_largeobject_metadata;
             obj_id = create_populate_lobj(content=content, db_session=self.db_session)
-            print("uPLODING FILE TO FILE NAME", file_name)
             upsert_pgfilestore(
                 file_name=file_name,
                 display_name=display_name or file_name,
diff --git a/backend/onyx/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py b/backend/onyx/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py
index 6326fa65cba3..5be641a9604c 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py
@@ -719,14 +719,11 @@ def upload_files_for_chat(
 
         file_content = file.file.read()  # Read the file content
 
-        # if file_type == ChatFileType.IMAGE:
-        #     file_content_io = file.file
         # NOTE: Image conversion to JPEG used to be enforced here.
         # This was removed to:
         # 1. Preserve original file content for downloads
         # 2. Maintain transparency in formats like PNG
         # 3. Ameliorate issue with file conversion
-        # else:/
         file_content_io = io.BytesIO(file_content)
 
         new_content_type = file.content_type
diff --git a/web/src/app/chat/lib.tsx b/web/src/app/chat/lib.tsx
index 8db58c0d8e67..0a062ddd14e1 100644
--- a/web/src/app/chat/lib.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/chat/lib.tsx
@@ -693,12 +693,10 @@ export async function uploadFilesForChat(
     method: "POST",
     body: formData,
   });
-  alert("RESPONSE");
   if (!response.ok) {
     return [[], `Failed to upload files - ${(await response.json()).detail}`];
   }
   const responseJson = await response.json();
-  alert(JSON.stringify(responseJson));
 
   return [responseJson.files as FileDescriptor[], null];
 }