diff --git a/arangod/StorageEngine/MMFilesEngine.cpp b/arangod/StorageEngine/MMFilesEngine.cpp
index 570eb070ba..6f73ab7ff9 100644
--- a/arangod/StorageEngine/MMFilesEngine.cpp
+++ b/arangod/StorageEngine/MMFilesEngine.cpp
@@ -748,26 +748,7 @@ void MMFilesEngine::dropCollection(TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase, arangodb::LogicalColl
       }
       LOG(ERR) << "cannot rename directory of dropped collection '" << name
                 << "' from '" << collection->path() << "' to '"
-                << newFilename << "': " << TRI_errno_string(res) << systemError
-                << ", source exists: " << TRI_IsDirectory(collection->path().c_str()) 
-                << ", dest exists: " << TRI_IsDirectory(newFilename.c_str()) 
-                << ", status: " << collection->statusString();
-
-      std::vector<std::string> files = TRI_FilesDirectory(collection->path().c_str());
-      LOG(ERR) << "ALL FILES: " << files;
-      for (auto const& f : files) {
-        bool isDir = TRI_IsDirectory(f.c_str());
-        std::string full = basics::FileUtils::buildFilename(collection->path(), f);
-        LOG(ERR) << "- found: " << f << ", IS DIR: " << isDir;
-        if (isDir) {
-          LOG(ERR) << "- removing dir: " << TRI_RemoveDirectory(full.c_str());
-        } else {
-          LOG(ERR) << "- file: " << full << ", size: " << TRI_SizeFile(full.c_str());
-          LOG(ERR) << "- removing file: " << TRI_UnlinkFile(full.c_str());
-        }
-      }
-      LOG(ERR) << "ALL FILES AGAIN: " << TRI_FilesDirectory(collection->path().c_str());
-
+                << newFilename << "': " << TRI_errno_string(res) << systemError;
     } else {
       LOG(DEBUG) << "wiping dropped collection '" << name
                   << "' from disk";