diff --git a/src/mbgl/gl/extension.cpp b/src/mbgl/gl/extension.cpp
index 40a2096f4..e6b4d9156 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/gl/extension.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/gl/extension.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <mbgl/gl/extension.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/gl/gl.hpp>
-#include <mbgl/platform/log.hpp>
 
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
@@ -26,31 +25,10 @@ ExtensionFunctionBase::ExtensionFunctionBase(std::initializer_list<Probe> probes
 
 static std::once_flag initializeExtensionsOnce;
 
-const char* getGLString(GLenum name) {
-    return reinterpret_cast<const char*>(MBGL_CHECK_ERROR(glGetString(name)));
-}
-
 void InitializeExtensions(glProc (*getProcAddress)(const char*)) {
     std::call_once(initializeExtensionsOnce, [getProcAddress] {
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-        if (const char* vendor = getGLString(GL_VENDOR)) {
-            mbgl::Log::Info(mbgl::Event::OpenGL, "Vendor: %s", vendor);
-        }
-        if (const char* renderer = getGLString(GL_RENDERER)) {
-            mbgl::Log::Info(mbgl::Event::OpenGL, "Renderer: %s", renderer);
-        }
-        if (const char* version = getGLString(GL_VERSION)) {
-            mbgl::Log::Info(mbgl::Event::OpenGL, "Version: %s", version);
-        }
-        if (const char* shaderVersion = getGLString(GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION)) {
-            mbgl::Log::Info(mbgl::Event::OpenGL, "Shading Language Version: %s", shaderVersion);
-        }
-#endif
-
-        if (const char* extensions = getGLString(GL_EXTENSIONS)) {
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-            mbgl::Log::Info(mbgl::Event::OpenGL, "Extensions: %s", extensions);
-#endif
+        if (const char* extensions =
+                reinterpret_cast<const char*>(MBGL_CHECK_ERROR(glGetString(GL_EXTENSIONS)))) {
             for (auto fn : detail::extensionFunctions()) {
                 for (auto probe : fn.second) {
                     if (strstr(extensions, probe.first) != nullptr) {