diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/init.lua b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/init.lua
index 33a2177832..287b4c9bea 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/init.lua
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/init.lua
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ end
 local mg_name = minetest.get_mapgen_setting("mg_name")
 if mg_name ~= "singlenode" then
 	minetest.register_on_generated(function(minp, maxp, blockseed)
-		minetest.log("warning","[mcl_villages] on_generated("..minetest.pos_to_string(minp)..", "..minetest.pos_to_string(maxp)..", "..tostring(blockseed)..")")
 		-- needed for manual and automated settlement building
 		local heightmap = minetest.get_mapgen_object("heightmap")
 
diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/utils.lua b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/utils.lua
index b02d50c62a..c539e7dc1c 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/utils.lua
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/utils.lua
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ function settlements.find_surface(pos)
 	-- go through nodes an find surface
 	while cnt < cnt_max do
 		cnt = cnt+1
-		minetest.forceload_block(p6)
 		surface_node = mcl_util.get_far_node(p6, true)
 		if surface_node.name == "ignore" then
 			settlements.debug("find_surface1: nil or ignore")