diff --git a/net/art/stride_table.go b/net/art/stride_table.go
index 53ae958c5..2ceb4d043 100644
--- a/net/art/stride_table.go
+++ b/net/art/stride_table.go
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+const (
+	debugStrideInsert = false
+	debugStrideDelete = false
+)
+
 // strideEntry is a strideTable entry.
 type strideEntry[T any] struct {
 	// prefixIndex is the prefixIndex(...) value that caused this stride entry's
diff --git a/net/art/stride_table_test.go b/net/art/stride_table_test.go
index e706ad640..a974479a5 100644
--- a/net/art/stride_table_test.go
+++ b/net/art/stride_table_test.go
@@ -52,11 +52,15 @@ func TestStrideTableInsert(t *testing.T) {
 	slow := slowTable[int]{pfxs}
 	fast := strideTable[int]{}
 
-	t.Logf("slow table:\n%s", slow.String())
+	if debugStrideInsert {
+		t.Logf("slow table:\n%s", slow.String())
+	}
 
 	for _, pfx := range pfxs {
 		fast.insert(pfx.addr, pfx.len, pfx.val)
-		t.Logf("after insert %d/%d:\n%s", pfx.addr, pfx.len, fast.tableDebugString())
+		if debugStrideInsert {
+			t.Logf("after insert %d/%d:\n%s", pfx.addr, pfx.len, fast.tableDebugString())
+		}
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < 256; i++ {
@@ -122,11 +126,15 @@ func TestStrideTableDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	slow := slowTable[int]{pfxs}
 	fast := strideTable[int]{}
 
-	t.Logf("slow table:\n%s", slow.String())
+	if debugStrideDelete {
+		t.Logf("slow table:\n%s", slow.String())
+	}
 
 	for _, pfx := range pfxs {
 		fast.insert(pfx.addr, pfx.len, pfx.val)
-		t.Logf("after insert %d/%d:\n%s", pfx.addr, pfx.len, fast.tableDebugString())
+		if debugStrideDelete {
+			t.Logf("after insert %d/%d:\n%s", pfx.addr, pfx.len, fast.tableDebugString())
+		}
 	}
 
 	toDelete := pfxs[:50]