diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -503,7 +503,6 @@ sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:///%(here)s/kall
 
 # see sqlalchemy docs for others
 
-sqlalchemy.echo = false
 sqlalchemy.pool_recycle = 3600
 
 ################################
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py b/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
@@ -63,12 +63,11 @@ def notify(msg):
 
 
 class DbManage(object):
-    def __init__(self, log_sql, dbconf, root, tests=False, SESSION=None, cli_args=None):
+    def __init__(self, dbconf, root, tests=False, SESSION=None, cli_args=None):
         self.dbname = dbconf.split('/')[-1]
         self.tests = tests
         self.root = root
         self.dburi = dbconf
-        self.log_sql = log_sql
         self.db_exists = False
         self.cli_args = cli_args or {}
         self.init_db(SESSION=SESSION)
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ class DbManage(object):
             self.sa = SESSION
         else:
             #init new sessions
-            engine = create_engine(self.dburi, echo=self.log_sql)
+            engine = create_engine(self.dburi)
             init_model(engine)
             self.sa = Session()
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/setup_db.py b/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/setup_db.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/setup_db.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/setup_db.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Command(BasePasterCommand):
         conf = paste.deploy.appconfig('config:' + path_to_ini_file)
 
         dbconf = conf['sqlalchemy.url']
-        dbmanage = DbManage(log_sql=True, dbconf=dbconf, root=conf['here'],
+        dbmanage = DbManage(dbconf=dbconf, root=conf['here'],
                             tests=False, cli_args=vars(opts))
         dbmanage.create_tables(override=True)
         opts = dbmanage.config_prompt(None)
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/template.ini.mako b/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/template.ini.mako
--- a/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/template.ini.mako
+++ b/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/template.ini.mako
@@ -507,7 +507,6 @@ sqlalchemy.url = mysql://user:pass@local
 %endif
 # see sqlalchemy docs for others
 
-sqlalchemy.echo = false
 sqlalchemy.pool_recycle = 3600
 
 <%text>################################</%text>
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/fixture.py b/kallithea/tests/fixture.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/fixture.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/fixture.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def create_test_env(repos_test_path, con
         log.debug('Creating testdir %s', repos_test_path)
         os.makedirs(repos_test_path)
 
-    dbmanage = DbManage(log_sql=True, dbconf=dbconf, root=config['here'],
+    dbmanage = DbManage(dbconf=dbconf, root=config['here'],
                         tests=True)
     dbmanage.create_tables(override=True)
     # for tests dynamically set new root paths based on generated content
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/test.ini b/kallithea/tests/test.ini
--- a/kallithea/tests/test.ini
+++ b/kallithea/tests/test.ini
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@ sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:///%(here)s/kall
 
 # see sqlalchemy docs for others
 
-sqlalchemy.echo = false
 sqlalchemy.pool_recycle = 3600
 
 ################################