diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index a388f8a..e11f5a6 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -195,8 +195,9 @@
     else:
       hi = i
 
-  print("Adjusted partition size for verity, partition_size: {},"
-        " verity_size: {}".format(result, verity_size))
+  if OPTIONS.verbose:
+    print("Adjusted partition size for verity, partition_size: {},"
+          " verity_size: {}".format(result, verity_size))
   AdjustPartitionSizeForVerity.results[key] = (result, verity_size)
   return (result, verity_size)
 
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@
   return True
 
 def Append(target, file_to_append, error_message):
-  print "appending %s to %s" % (file_to_append, target)
+  # appending file_to_append to target
   with open(target, "a") as out_file:
     with open(file_to_append, "r") as input_file:
       for line in input_file:
@@ -535,9 +536,9 @@
 
   try:
     if fs_type.startswith("ext4"):
-      (ext4fs_output, exit_code) = RunCommand(build_command, True)
+      (ext4fs_output, exit_code) = RunCommand(build_command)
     else:
-      (_, exit_code) = RunCommand(build_command, True)
+      (_, exit_code) = RunCommand(build_command)
   finally:
     if in_dir != origin_in:
       # Clean up temporary directories and files.