diff --git a/pinos/client/node.c b/pinos/client/node.c
index 372d52f46..dfe27fcd6 100644
--- a/pinos/client/node.c
+++ b/pinos/client/node.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ pinos_node_remove (PinosNode *node)
 {
   g_return_if_fail (PINOS_IS_NODE (node));
 
-  g_debug ("node %p: remove %d", node, G_OBJECT (node)->ref_count);
+  g_debug ("node %p: remove", node);
   g_signal_emit (node, signals[SIGNAL_REMOVE], 0, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -327,9 +327,8 @@ pinos_node_create_port (PinosNode          *node,
   if (!klass->create_port)
     return;
 
-  g_debug ("node %p %d: create port", node, G_OBJECT (node)->ref_count);
+  g_debug ("node %p: create port", node);
   task = g_task_new  (node, cancellable, callback, user_data);
-  g_debug ("node %p %d: create port", node, G_OBJECT (node)->ref_count);
   klass->create_port (node, direction, name, possible_formats, props, task);
 }
 
@@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ pinos_node_create_port_finish (PinosNode       *node,
     priv->ports = g_list_append (priv->ports, port);
     g_signal_connect (port, "remove", (GCallback) handle_remove_port, node);
   }
-  g_debug ("node %p %d: created port %p", node, G_OBJECT (node)->ref_count, port);
+  g_debug ("node %p: created port %p", node, port);
   return port;
 }
 
diff --git a/pinos/server/server-node.c b/pinos/server/server-node.c
index aac6e8e1c..13462118c 100644
--- a/pinos/server/server-node.c
+++ b/pinos/server/server-node.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ on_port_created (GObject      *source_object,
   if (port == NULL)
     goto no_port;
 
-  g_debug ("server-node %p %d: port %p created", node, G_OBJECT (node)->ref_count, port);
+  g_debug ("server-node %p: port %p created", node, port);
 
   socket = pinos_port_get_socket_pair (port, &error);
   if (socket == NULL)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ handle_create_port (PinosNode1             *interface,
   formats = g_bytes_new (arg_possible_formats, strlen (arg_possible_formats) + 1);
   props = pinos_properties_from_variant (arg_properties);
 
-  g_debug ("server-node %p %d: create port", node, G_OBJECT (node)->ref_count);
+  g_debug ("server-node %p: create port", node);
   pinos_node_create_port (node,
                           arg_direction,
                           arg_name,
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ handle_remove (PinosNode1             *interface,
 {
   PinosNode *node = user_data;
 
-  g_debug ("server-node %p %d: remove", node, G_OBJECT (node)->ref_count);
+  g_debug ("server-node %p: remove", node);
   pinos_node_remove (node);
 
   g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation,