diff --git a/pd/nw/index.js b/pd/nw/index.js
index 4237824b6e526661f972cf88cc40074aee64c4b0..88dbacdf4ca393d6b61b9216374f94c15abb11a7 100644
--- a/pd/nw/index.js
+++ b/pd/nw/index.js
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ function nw_create_pd_window_menus () {
         label: l("menu.zoomin"),
         click: function () {
             gui.Window.get().zoomLevel += 1;
-            pdgui.post("zoom level is " + gui.Window.get().zoomLevel);
         },
         key: "=",
         modifiers: "ctrl",
@@ -453,7 +452,6 @@ function nw_create_pd_window_menus () {
         label: l("menu.zoomout"),
         click: function () {
             gui.Window.get().zoomLevel -= 1;
-            pdgui.post("zoom level is " + gui.Window.get().zoomLevel);
         },
         key: "-",
         modifiers: "ctrl",
diff --git a/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js b/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js
index ab0b5fd5303f825422b412cb00c7374e4d32fc17..4c315474582812f98b5800b596e0072effb46732 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js
+++ b/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js
@@ -833,7 +833,6 @@ function nw_create_patch_window_menus(name) {
             var z = gui.Window.get().zoomLevel;
             if (z < 8) { z++; }
             gui.Window.get().zoomLevel = z;
-            pdgui.post("zoom level is " + gui.Window.get().zoomLevel);
         },
         key: "=",
         modifiers: "ctrl",
@@ -846,7 +845,6 @@ function nw_create_patch_window_menus(name) {
             var z = gui.Window.get().zoomLevel;
             if (z > -7) { z--; } 
             gui.Window.get().zoomLevel = z;
-            pdgui.post("zoom level is " + gui.Window.get().zoomLevel);
         },
         key: "-",
         modifiers: "ctrl",