diff --git a/components/micropython/vendor/ports/esp32/gccollect.c b/components/micropython/vendor/ports/esp32/gccollect.c
index e16e8028adb1e58145c22b73e8b1679fc9028693..6ba36f0c5db62abed6530967f80fc86ae1a5b033 100644
--- a/components/micropython/vendor/ports/esp32/gccollect.c
+++ b/components/micropython/vendor/ports/esp32/gccollect.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static void gc_collect_inner(int level) {
 }
 
 void gc_collect(void) {
+    printf("gc_collect\n");
     gc_collect_start();
     gc_collect_inner(0);
     gc_collect_end();
diff --git a/components/micropython/vendor/py/gc.c b/components/micropython/vendor/py/gc.c
index fe9a5aae55fafaf5ac9ccc43134d4fe5725a14b6..3ffd7cf43bfc810633e99e71a1af67124336520b 100644
--- a/components/micropython/vendor/py/gc.c
+++ b/components/micropython/vendor/py/gc.c
@@ -1125,6 +1125,8 @@ void *gc_realloc(void *ptr_in, size_t n_bytes, bool allow_move) {
         gc_dump_alloc_table(&mp_plat_print);
         #endif
 
+        printf("gc_realloc in place(%p)\n", ptr_in);
+
         return ptr_in;
     }
 
@@ -1149,7 +1151,7 @@ void *gc_realloc(void *ptr_in, size_t n_bytes, bool allow_move) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    DEBUG_printf("gc_realloc(%p -> %p)\n", ptr_in, ptr_out);
+    printf("gc_realloc(%p -> %p)\n", ptr_in, ptr_out);
     memcpy(ptr_out, ptr_in, n_blocks * BYTES_PER_BLOCK);
     gc_free(ptr_in);
     return ptr_out;