diff --git a/lib/menubar/menu_gen.lua b/lib/menubar/menu_gen.lua
index 7da0e528a..8ff388774 100644
--- a/lib/menubar/menu_gen.lua
+++ b/lib/menubar/menu_gen.lua
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ local utils = require("menubar.utils")
 local pairs = pairs
 local ipairs = ipairs
 local table = table
-local gdebug = require("gears.debug")
 local lgi = require("lgi")
 local gio = lgi.Gio
 local protected_call = require("gears.protected_call")
@@ -146,8 +145,6 @@ function menu_gen.generate(callback)
                                 { name = name, cmdline = cmdline, icon = icon, category = target_category }
                             )
                             unique_entries[unique_key] = true
-                        else
-                            gdebug.dump(entry, "entry not included")
                         end
                     end
                 end
diff --git a/lib/menubar/utils.lua b/lib/menubar/utils.lua
index e034ac6ca..4fe4649f1 100644
--- a/lib/menubar/utils.lua
+++ b/lib/menubar/utils.lua
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ function utils.parse_dir(dir_path, callback)
     end
 
     local result = {}
-    local f = gio.File.new_for_path(dir_path)
-    parser(f, result)
+    local dir = gio.File.new_for_path(dir_path)
+    parser(dir, result)
     for i, entry in ipairs(result) do
-        local target = gio.File.new_for_path(entry.file)
-        local relative_path = f:get_relative_path(target)
+        local desktop_file = gio.File.new_for_path(entry.file)
+        local relative_path = dir:get_relative_path(desktop_file)
         entry.desktop_file_id = string.gsub(relative_path, "/", "-")
         result[i] = entry
     end