diff --git a/cmd/ghcs/common.go b/cmd/ghcs/common.go
index e60fa7c96..fcdbb9f11 100644
--- a/cmd/ghcs/common.go
+++ b/cmd/ghcs/common.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type apiClient interface {
 	ListCodespaces(ctx context.Context, user string) ([]*api.Codespace, error)
 	DeleteCodespace(ctx context.Context, user, name string) error
 	StartCodespace(ctx context.Context, token string, codespace *api.Codespace) error
-	CreateCodespace(ctx context.Context, logger api.Logger, params *api.CreateCodespaceParams) (*api.Codespace, error)
+	CreateCodespace(ctx context.Context, params *api.CreateCodespaceParams) (*api.Codespace, error)
 	GetRepository(ctx context.Context, nwo string) (*api.Repository, error)
 	AuthorizedKeys(ctx context.Context, user string) ([]byte, error)
 	GetCodespaceRegionLocation(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
diff --git a/cmd/ghcs/create.go b/cmd/ghcs/create.go
index c92a6edff..7e861e08d 100644
--- a/cmd/ghcs/create.go
+++ b/cmd/ghcs/create.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (a *App) Create(ctx context.Context, opts *createOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	a.logger.Print("Creating your codespace...")
-	codespace, err := a.apiClient.CreateCodespace(ctx, a.logger, &api.CreateCodespaceParams{
+	codespace, err := a.apiClient.CreateCodespace(ctx, &api.CreateCodespaceParams{
 		User:         userResult.User.Login,
 		RepositoryID: repository.ID,
 		Branch:       branch,
diff --git a/cmd/ghcs/mock_api.go b/cmd/ghcs/mock_api.go
index 93abe7ed6..ef08c0a78 100644
--- a/cmd/ghcs/mock_api.go
+++ b/cmd/ghcs/mock_api.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 // 			AuthorizedKeysFunc: func(ctx context.Context, user string) ([]byte, error) {
 // 				panic("mock out the AuthorizedKeys method")
 // 			},
-// 			CreateCodespaceFunc: func(ctx context.Context, logger api.Logger, params *api.CreateCodespaceParams) (*api.Codespace, error) {
+// 			CreateCodespaceFunc: func(ctx context.Context, params *api.CreateCodespaceParams) (*api.Codespace, error) {
 // 				panic("mock out the CreateCodespace method")
 // 			},
 // 			DeleteCodespaceFunc: func(ctx context.Context, user string, name string) error {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ type apiClientMock struct {
 	AuthorizedKeysFunc func(ctx context.Context, user string) ([]byte, error)
 
 	// CreateCodespaceFunc mocks the CreateCodespace method.
-	CreateCodespaceFunc func(ctx context.Context, logger api.Logger, params *api.CreateCodespaceParams) (*api.Codespace, error)
+	CreateCodespaceFunc func(ctx context.Context, params *api.CreateCodespaceParams) (*api.Codespace, error)
 
 	// DeleteCodespaceFunc mocks the DeleteCodespace method.
 	DeleteCodespaceFunc func(ctx context.Context, user string, name string) error
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ type apiClientMock struct {
 		CreateCodespace []struct {
 			// Ctx is the ctx argument value.
 			Ctx context.Context
-			// Logger is the logger argument value.
-			Logger api.Logger
 			// Params is the params argument value.
 			Params *api.CreateCodespaceParams
 		}
@@ -248,23 +246,21 @@ func (mock *apiClientMock) AuthorizedKeysCalls() []struct {
 }
 
 // CreateCodespace calls CreateCodespaceFunc.
-func (mock *apiClientMock) CreateCodespace(ctx context.Context, logger api.Logger, params *api.CreateCodespaceParams) (*api.Codespace, error) {
+func (mock *apiClientMock) CreateCodespace(ctx context.Context, params *api.CreateCodespaceParams) (*api.Codespace, error) {
 	if mock.CreateCodespaceFunc == nil {
 		panic("apiClientMock.CreateCodespaceFunc: method is nil but apiClient.CreateCodespace was just called")
 	}
 	callInfo := struct {
 		Ctx    context.Context
-		Logger api.Logger
 		Params *api.CreateCodespaceParams
 	}{
 		Ctx:    ctx,
-		Logger: logger,
 		Params: params,
 	}
 	mock.lockCreateCodespace.Lock()
 	mock.calls.CreateCodespace = append(mock.calls.CreateCodespace, callInfo)
 	mock.lockCreateCodespace.Unlock()
-	return mock.CreateCodespaceFunc(ctx, logger, params)
+	return mock.CreateCodespaceFunc(ctx, params)
 }
 
 // CreateCodespaceCalls gets all the calls that were made to CreateCodespace.
@@ -272,12 +268,10 @@ func (mock *apiClientMock) CreateCodespace(ctx context.Context, logger api.Logge
 //     len(mockedapiClient.CreateCodespaceCalls())
 func (mock *apiClientMock) CreateCodespaceCalls() []struct {
 	Ctx    context.Context
-	Logger api.Logger
 	Params *api.CreateCodespaceParams
 } {
 	var calls []struct {
 		Ctx    context.Context
-		Logger api.Logger
 		Params *api.CreateCodespaceParams
 	}
 	mock.lockCreateCodespace.RLock()
diff --git a/internal/api/api.go b/internal/api/api.go
index 4cce56894..efc24bcfb 100644
--- a/internal/api/api.go
+++ b/internal/api/api.go
@@ -423,14 +423,9 @@ type CreateCodespaceParams struct {
 	Branch, Machine, Location string
 }
 
-type Logger interface {
-	Print(v ...interface{}) (int, error)
-	Println(v ...interface{}) (int, error)
-}
-
 // CreateCodespace creates a codespace with the given parameters and returns a non-nil error if it
 // fails to create.
-func (a *API) CreateCodespace(ctx context.Context, log Logger, params *CreateCodespaceParams) (*Codespace, error) {
+func (a *API) CreateCodespace(ctx context.Context, params *CreateCodespaceParams) (*Codespace, error) {
 	codespace, err := a.startCreate(
 		ctx, params.User, params.RepositoryID, params.Machine, params.Branch, params.Location,
 	)
@@ -452,7 +447,6 @@ func (a *API) CreateCodespace(ctx context.Context, log Logger, params *CreateCod
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return nil, ctx.Err()
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			log.Print(".")
 			token, err := a.GetCodespaceToken(ctx, params.User, codespace.Name)
 			if err != nil {
 				if err == ErrNotProvisioned {