diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/NPocoSqlExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/NPocoSqlExtensions.cs
index ff5e1dec0e..9ce7bd9fee 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/NPocoSqlExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/NPocoSqlExtensions.cs
@@ -1115,11 +1115,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence
             return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(attr?.Name) ? column.Name : attr.Name;
         }
 
-        internal static void WriteToConsole(this Sql sql)
-        {
-            Console.Write(sql.ToText());
-        }
-
         internal static string ToText(this Sql sql)
         {
             var text = new StringBuilder();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlTemplate.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlTemplate.cs
index 7304f45e7f..e81da20f41 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlTemplate.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlTemplate.cs
@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence
             return new Sql<ISqlContext>(_sqlContext, isBuilt, _sql, args);
         }
 
-        internal void WriteToConsole()
+        internal string ToText()
         {
-            new Sql<ISqlContext>(_sqlContext, _sql, _args.Values.ToArray()).WriteToConsole();
+            var sql = new Sql<ISqlContext>(_sqlContext, _sql, _args.Values.ToArray());
+            return sql.ToText();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoFetchTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoFetchTests.cs
index f33ee563b4..64bc825c3e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoFetchTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoFetchTests.cs
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.NPocoTests
                     .From<Thing1Dto>()
                     .Where<Thing1Dto>(x => x.Id == 1);
 
-                sql.WriteToConsole();
                 var dto = scope.Database.Fetch<Thing1Dto>(sql).FirstOrDefault();
                 Assert.IsNotNull(dto);
                 Assert.AreEqual("one", dto.Name);
@@ -415,7 +414,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.NPocoTests
                 //Assert.AreEqual("one", dto.Name);
 
                 var sql3 = new Sql(sql.SQL, 1);
-                sql.WriteToConsole();
                 dto = scope.Database.Fetch<Thing1Dto>(sql3).FirstOrDefault();
                 Assert.IsNotNull(dto);
                 Assert.AreEqual("one", dto.Name);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlExtensionsTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlExtensionsTests.cs
index 458479b293..36b850d24d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ INNER JOIN [dto2] ON [dto1].[id] = [dto2].[dto1id]".NoCrLf(), sql.SQL.NoCrLf());
             var sql = Sql()
                 .Update<DataTypeDto>(u => u.Set(x => x.EditorAlias, "Umbraco.ColorPicker"))
                 .Where<DataTypeDto>(x => x.EditorAlias == "Umbraco.ColorPickerAlias");
-            sql.WriteToConsole();
         }
 
         [TableName("dto1")]
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlTemplateTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlTemplateTests.cs
index ac6df7897d..b24642e88b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlTemplateTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlTemplateTests.cs
@@ -27,15 +27,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.NPocoTests
                 .From("zbThing1")
                 .Where("id=@id", new { id = SqlTemplate.Arg("id") })).Sql(new { id = 1 });
 
-            sql.WriteToConsole();
-
             var sql2 = sqlTemplates.Get("xxx", x => throw new InvalidOperationException("Should be cached.")).Sql(1);
 
-            sql2.WriteToConsole();
-
             var sql3 = sqlTemplates.Get("xxx", x => throw new InvalidOperationException("Should be cached.")).Sql(new { id = 1 });
-
-            sql3.WriteToConsole();
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -75,8 +69,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.NPocoTests
             Assert.AreEqual(1, sql.Arguments.Length);
             Assert.AreEqual(123, sql.Arguments[0]);
 
-            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => template.Sql(new { xvalue = 123 }).WriteToConsole());
-            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => template.Sql(new { value = 123, xvalue = 456 }).WriteToConsole());
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => template.Sql(new { xvalue = 123 }));
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => template.Sql(new { value = 123, xvalue = 456 }));
 
             var i = 666;
 
@@ -121,8 +115,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.NPocoTests
             Assert.AreEqual(1, sql.Arguments.Length);
             Assert.AreEqual(123, sql.Arguments[0]);
 
-            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => template.Sql(new { j = 123 }).WriteToConsole());
-            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => template.Sql(new { i = 123, j = 456 }).WriteToConsole());
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => template.Sql(new { j = 123 }));
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => template.Sql(new { i = 123, j = 456 }));
 
             // now with more arguments
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlTests.cs
index 6fa2af74cf..a04984eb64 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/NPocoTests/NPocoSqlTests.cs
@@ -305,12 +305,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.NPocoTests
                 .From<UserLoginDto>()
                 .Where<UserLoginDto>(x => x.SessionId == sessionId);
 
-            sql.WriteToConsole();
             Assert.AreEqual("SELECT * FROM [umbracoUserLogin] WHERE (([umbracoUserLogin].[sessionId] = @0))", sql.SQL.NoCrLf());
 
             sql = sql.ForUpdate();
 
-            sql.WriteToConsole();
             Assert.AreEqual("SELECT * FROM [umbracoUserLogin] WITH (UPDLOCK) WHERE (([umbracoUserLogin].[sessionId] = @0))", sql.SQL.NoCrLf());
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/Querying/QueryBuilderTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/Querying/QueryBuilderTests.cs
index a9928046d7..ca6b4cd5f0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/Querying/QueryBuilderTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/Querying/QueryBuilderTests.cs
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.Querying
             var translator = new SqlTranslator<IContent>(sql, query);
             var result = translator.Translate();
 
-            result.WriteToConsole();
-
             Assert.AreEqual("-1,1046,1076,1089%", result.Arguments[0]);
             Assert.AreEqual(1046, result.Arguments[1]);
             Assert.AreEqual(true, result.Arguments[2]);