diff --git a/cmake/GtsamPrinting.cmake b/cmake/GtsamPrinting.cmake
index 5757f5ee1..c68679667 100644
--- a/cmake/GtsamPrinting.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GtsamPrinting.cmake
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ endfunction()
 # Prints all the relevant CMake build options for a given target:
 function(print_build_options_for_target target_name_)
   print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_FEATURES_PUBLIC)
-  print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PRIVATE)
+  # print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PRIVATE)
   print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PUBLIC)
-  print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_PRIVATE)
+  # print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_PRIVATE)
   print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_PUBLIC)
 
   foreach(build_type ${GTSAM_CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES})
     string(TOUPPER "${build_type}" build_type_toupper)
-    print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PRIVATE_${build_type_toupper})
+    # print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PRIVATE_${build_type_toupper})
     print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PUBLIC_${build_type_toupper})
-    print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_PRIVATE_${build_type_toupper})
+    # print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_PRIVATE_${build_type_toupper})
     print_padded(GTSAM_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_PUBLIC_${build_type_toupper})
   endforeach()
 endfunction()