diff --git a/go/types/graph_builder.go b/go/types/graph_builder.go
index 29ad3616df..4ce827e9cc 100644
--- a/go/types/graph_builder.go
+++ b/go/types/graph_builder.go
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/go/d"
-	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/go/util/status"
-	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 )
 
 type GraphBuilder struct {
@@ -53,17 +51,16 @@ type GraphBuilder struct {
 	oc       opCache
 	vrw      ValueReadWriter
 	stack    graphStack
-	verbose  bool
 	mutex    sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // NewGraphBuilder() returns an new GraphBuilder object.
-func NewGraphBuilder(vrw ValueReadWriter, rootKind NomsKind, verbose bool) *GraphBuilder {
-	return newGraphBuilder(vrw, newLdbOpCacheStore(vrw), rootKind, verbose)
+func NewGraphBuilder(vrw ValueReadWriter, rootKind NomsKind) *GraphBuilder {
+	return newGraphBuilder(vrw, newLdbOpCacheStore(vrw), rootKind)
 }
 
-func newGraphBuilder(vrw ValueReadWriter, opcStore opCacheStore, rootKind NomsKind, verbose bool) *GraphBuilder {
-	b := &GraphBuilder{oc: opcStore.opCache(), opcStore: opcStore, vrw: vrw, verbose: verbose}
+func newGraphBuilder(vrw ValueReadWriter, opcStore opCacheStore, rootKind NomsKind) *GraphBuilder {
+	b := &GraphBuilder{oc: opcStore.opCache(), opcStore: opcStore, vrw: vrw}
 	b.pushNewKeyOnStack(String("ROOT"), rootKind)
 	return b
 }
@@ -133,7 +130,6 @@ func (b *GraphBuilder) Build() Value {
 
 	iter := opc.NewIterator()
 	defer iter.Release()
-	keyCnt := int64(0)
 
 	// start up a go routine that will do the reading from graphBuilder's private
 	// ldb opCache.
@@ -183,10 +179,6 @@ func (b *GraphBuilder) Build() Value {
 				b.pushNewKeyOnStack(keys[b.stack.lastIdx()], kind)
 				b.appendItemToCurrentTopOfStack(kind, item)
 			}
-			if b.verbose {
-				keyCnt++
-				status.Printf("Added %s keys to graph", humanize.Comma(keyCnt))
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -196,9 +188,6 @@ func (b *GraphBuilder) Build() Value {
 		b.popKeyFromStack()
 	}
 	res := b.stack.pop().done()
-	if b.verbose {
-		status.Done()
-	}
 	return res
 
 }
diff --git a/go/types/graph_builder_test.go b/go/types/graph_builder_test.go
index 170990ecb8..0cdafa40b2 100644
--- a/go/types/graph_builder_test.go
+++ b/go/types/graph_builder_test.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func TestGraphBuilderNestedMapSet(t *testing.T) {
 	defer vs.Close()
 
 	expected := createTestMap(3, 4, valGen)
-	b := NewGraphBuilder(vs, MapKind, false)
+	b := NewGraphBuilder(vs, MapKind)
 
 	ops := []testGraphOp{}
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func ExampleGraphBuilder_Build() {
 	vs := newTestValueStore()
 	defer vs.Close()
 
-	gb := NewGraphBuilder(vs, MapKind, false)
+	gb := NewGraphBuilder(vs, MapKind)
 	gb.SetInsert([]Value{String("parent"), String("children")}, String("John"))
 	gb.SetInsert([]Value{String("parent"), String("children")}, String("Mary"))
 	gb.SetInsert([]Value{String("parent"), String("children")}, String("Frieda"))
diff --git a/samples/go/csv/read.go b/samples/go/csv/read.go
index 84b966bc97..82684aa592 100644
--- a/samples/go/csv/read.go
+++ b/samples/go/csv/read.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func ReadToMap(r *csv.Reader, structName string, headersRaw []string, primaryKey
 	temp, fieldOrder, kindMap := MakeStructTemplateFromHeaders(headersRaw, structName, kinds)
 	pkIndices := getPkIndices(primaryKeys, headersRaw)
 	d.Chk.True(len(pkIndices) >= 1, "No primary key defined when reading into map")
-	gb := types.NewGraphBuilder(vrw, types.MapKind, false)
+	gb := types.NewGraphBuilder(vrw, types.MapKind)
 
 	for {
 		row, err := r.Read()
diff --git a/samples/go/nomdex/nomdex_update.go b/samples/go/nomdex/nomdex_update.go
index 434653857a..fed18a95dc 100644
--- a/samples/go/nomdex/nomdex_update.go
+++ b/samples/go/nomdex/nomdex_update.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func runUpdate(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	gb := types.NewGraphBuilder(db, types.MapKind, true)
+	gb := types.NewGraphBuilder(db, types.MapKind)
 	addElementsToGraphBuilder(gb, db, rootObject, relPath)
 	indexMap := gb.Build().(types.Map)