diff --git a/src/db/databaseUtil.ts b/src/db/databaseUtil.ts
index 2fcfbfcb..c8688b83 100644
--- a/src/db/databaseUtil.ts
+++ b/src/db/databaseUtil.ts
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ export async function retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount(): Promise<Settings> {
     const defaultSettings = await retrieveSettingsForDefaultAccount();
     // If no active DID, return defaults
     if (!defaultSettings.activeDid) {
-      logConsoleAndDb(
-        "[databaseUtil] No active DID found, returning default settings",
-      );
       return defaultSettings;
     }
 
@@ -124,9 +121,7 @@ export async function retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount(): Promise<Settings> {
       );
 
       if (!result?.values?.length) {
-        logConsoleAndDb(
-          `[databaseUtil] No account-specific settings found for ${defaultSettings.activeDid}`,
-        );
+        // we created DID-specific settings when generated or imported, so this shouldn't happen
         return defaultSettings;
       }
 
@@ -136,18 +131,6 @@ export async function retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount(): Promise<Settings> {
         result.values,
       )[0] as Settings;
 
-      // Debug: Check the actual data types from SQLite
-      logConsoleAndDb(
-        `[DEBUG] Raw SQLite data types for ${defaultSettings.activeDid}:`,
-        false,
-      );
-      Object.entries(overrideSettings).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-        logConsoleAndDb(
-          `[DEBUG] - ${key}: ${typeof value} = ${JSON.stringify(value)}`,
-          false,
-        );
-      });
-
       const overrideSettingsFiltered = Object.fromEntries(
         Object.entries(overrideSettings).filter(([_, v]) => v !== null),
       );
@@ -419,19 +402,11 @@ export function parseJsonField<T>(value: unknown, defaultValue: T): T {
   try {
     // If already an object (web SQLite auto-parsed), return as-is
     if (typeof value === "object" && value !== null) {
-      logConsoleAndDb(
-        `[DEBUG] JSON field is already an object (auto-parsed by web SQLite), skipping parse`,
-        false,
-      );
       return value as T;
     }
 
     // If it's a string (Capacitor SQLite or fallback), parse it
     if (typeof value === "string") {
-      logConsoleAndDb(
-        `[DEBUG] JSON field is a string, parsing JSON (Capacitor SQLite or web fallback)`,
-        false,
-      );
       return JSON.parse(value) as T;
     }
 
@@ -440,11 +415,6 @@ export function parseJsonField<T>(value: unknown, defaultValue: T): T {
       return defaultValue;
     }
 
-    // Unexpected type, log and return default
-    logConsoleAndDb(
-      `[DEBUG] JSON field has unexpected type: ${typeof value}, returning default`,
-      true,
-    );
     return defaultValue;
   } catch (error) {
     logConsoleAndDb(