diff --git a/strata.js b/strata.js
index 5e0c2c73..f88685f4 100644
--- a/strata.js
+++ b/strata.js
@@ -778,8 +778,6 @@ prototype(Sheaf, 'splitLeafAndUnlock', cadence(function (async, address, key, gh
         this.rewriteLeaf(split, '.replace', async())
     }, function () {
         this.writeBranch(penultimate.page, '.pending', async())
-    }, function () {
-        this.tracer('splitLeafCommit', {}, async())
     }, function () {
         this._rename(penultimate.page, 0, '.pending', '.commit', async())
     }, function () {