diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/MessageEditor.js b/src/components/views/elements/MessageEditor.js
index a0da298f06..bc5cd021dd 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/MessageEditor.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/MessageEditor.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export default class MessageEditor extends React.Component {
         };
         this._editorRef = null;
         this._autocompleteRef = null;
-        // document.execCommand("insertBrOnReturn", undefined, true);
     }
 
     _updateEditorState = (caret) => {
@@ -75,8 +74,9 @@ export default class MessageEditor extends React.Component {
     }
 
     _onInput = (event) => {
-        console.log("finding newValue", this._editorRef.innerHTML);
-        const {caret, text} = getCaretOffsetAndText(this._editorRef, document.getSelection());
+        const sel = document.getSelection();
+        // console.log("finding newValue", this._editorRef.innerHTML, sel);
+        const {caret, text} = getCaretOffsetAndText(this._editorRef, sel);
         this.model.update(text, event.inputType, caret);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/editor/model.js b/src/editor/model.js
index e7184ad3d3..c35d55e309 100644
--- a/src/editor/model.js
+++ b/src/editor/model.js
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ export default class EditorModel {
     update(newValue, inputType, caret) {
         const diff = this._diff(newValue, inputType, caret);
         const position = this._positionForOffset(diff.at, caret.atNodeEnd);
-        const valueWithCaret = newValue.slice(0, caret.offset) + "|" + newValue.slice(caret.offset);
-        console.log("update at", {diff, valueWithCaret});
+        // const valueWithCaret = newValue.slice(0, caret.offset) + "|" + newValue.slice(caret.offset);
+        // console.log("update at", {diff, valueWithCaret});
         let removedOffsetDecrease = 0;
         if (diff.removed) {
             removedOffsetDecrease = this._removeText(position, diff.removed.length);
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export default class EditorModel {
         this._mergeAdjacentParts();
         const caretOffset = diff.at - removedOffsetDecrease + addedLen;
         const newPosition = this._positionForOffset(caretOffset, true);
+        // console.log("caretOffset", {at: diff.at, removedOffsetDecrease, addedLen}, newPosition);
         this._setActivePart(newPosition);
         this._updateCallback(newPosition);
     }
diff --git a/src/editor/render.js b/src/editor/render.js
index ae39f62c41..bb04a4babd 100644
--- a/src/editor/render.js
+++ b/src/editor/render.js
@@ -74,12 +74,10 @@ export function renderModel(editor, model) {
                 --surplusElementCount;
             }
         } else {
-            // empty div needs to have a BR in it
+            // empty div needs to have a BR in it to give it height
             let foundBR = false;
             let partNode = lineContainer.firstChild;
-            console.log("partNode", partNode, editor.innerHTML);
             while (partNode) {
-                console.log("partNode(in loop)", partNode);
                 if (!foundBR && partNode.tagName === "BR") {
                     foundBR = true;
                 } else {
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ export function renderModel(editor, model) {
                 partNode = partNode.nextSibling;
             }
             if (!foundBR) {
-                console.log("adding a BR in an empty div because there was none already");
                 lineContainer.appendChild(document.createElement("br"));
             }
         }