diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f4397b80a..dd1608ec5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
   *note*: VL models are much larger, so use them with caution  
   *note*: LLMs process data sequentially, meaning if a model cannot find one specific item, it may skip subsequent items in the prompt  
   *note*: SAM3 is a [gated model](https://vladmandic.github.io/sdnext-docs/Gated/)  
+- [SDNQ](https://github.com/Disty0/sdnq) is now a separate package and no longer part of sdnext repo  
+  installed and used internally by sd.next, but also supported by diffusers natively  
 - **Server**
   - update handlers for all authenticated workflows
   - nunchaku-lite support for `torch==2.13`
diff --git a/installer.py b/installer.py
index 5fdf607a0..f05118025 100644
--- a/installer.py
+++ b/installer.py
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@ def check_python(supported_minors=None, experimental_minors=None, reason=None):
 # register sdnq package from github submodule
 def register_sdnq(skip=False, devices=None, shared=None):
     if not skip:
-        print('HERE1')
         t_start = time.time()
         fn = os.path.join('extensions-builtin', 'sdnq', 'src', 'sdnq', '__init__.py')
         name = "sdnq"