diff --git a/app/service/sender.py b/app/service/sender.py
index 9370db0a9..a769dc4d9 100644
--- a/app/service/sender.py
+++ b/app/service/sender.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from app.notifications.process_notifications import (
     persist_notification,
     send_notification_to_queue,
 )
-from app.utils import hilite
 
 
 def send_notification_to_service_users(
@@ -25,12 +24,10 @@ def send_notification_to_service_users(
     template = dao_get_template_by_id(template_id)
     service = dao_fetch_service_by_id(service_id)
     active_users = dao_fetch_active_users_for_service(service.id)
-    print(hilite(f"ACTIVE USERS ARE {active_users}"))
     notify_service = dao_fetch_service_by_id(current_app.config["NOTIFY_SERVICE_ID"])
 
     for user in active_users:
         personalisation = _add_user_fields(user, personalisation, include_user_fields)
-        print(hilite(f"PERSONALISATION IS {personalisation}"))
         notification = persist_notification(
             template_id=template.id,
             template_version=template.version,
@@ -46,17 +43,14 @@ def send_notification_to_service_users(
             key_type=KeyType.NORMAL,
             reply_to_text=notify_service.get_default_reply_to_email_address(),
         )
-        print(hilite(f"NOTIFICATION IS {notification.serialize_for_csv()}"))
         redis_store.set(
             f"email-personalisation-{notification.id}",
             json.dumps(personalisation),
             ex=24 * 60 * 60,
         )
-        print(hilite("GOT PAST FIRST SET"))
         redis_store.set(
             f"email-recipient-{notification.id}", notification.to, ex=24 * 60 * 60
         )
-        print(hilite("GOT PAST SECOND SET"))
 
         send_notification_to_queue(notification, queue=QueueNames.NOTIFY)
 
diff --git a/tests/app/service/test_sender.py b/tests/app/service/test_sender.py
index 3cf60588d..d35eb2edc 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/test_sender.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/test_sender.py
@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@ from flask import current_app
 from sqlalchemy import func, select
 
 from app import db
-from app.dao.services_dao import (
-    dao_add_user_to_service,
-    dao_fetch_active_users_for_service,
-)
+from app.dao.services_dao import dao_add_user_to_service
 from app.enums import NotificationType, TemplateType
 from app.models import Notification
 from app.service.sender import send_notification_to_service_users
-from app.utils import hilite
 from tests.app.db import create_service, create_template, create_user
 
 
@@ -93,15 +89,10 @@ def test_send_notification_to_service_users_sends_to_active_users_only(
     second_active_user = create_user(email="foo1@bar.com", state="active")
     pending_user = create_user(email="foo2@bar.com", state="pending")
     service = create_service(user=first_active_user)
-    print(hilite(f"CREATED THE SERVICE {service} with user {first_active_user}"))
     dao_add_user_to_service(service, second_active_user)
-    print(hilite(f"ADDED user {second_active_user}"))
 
     dao_add_user_to_service(service, pending_user)
-    print(hilite(f"ADDED PENDING USER {pending_user}"))
 
-    active_users = dao_fetch_active_users_for_service(service.id)
-    print(hilite(f"ACTIVE USERS IN THE TEST {active_users}"))
     template = create_template(service, template_type=TemplateType.EMAIL)
 
     send_notification_to_service_users(service_id=service.id, template_id=template.id)