diff --git a/src/umbraco.datalayer/SqlHelper.cs b/src/umbraco.datalayer/SqlHelper.cs
index 961d90de3d..db5514b34c 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.datalayer/SqlHelper.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.datalayer/SqlHelper.cs
@@ -188,17 +188,6 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer
         /// <remarks>Abstract factory pattern</remarks>
         public abstract IParameter CreateParameter(string parameterName, object value);
 
-        bool SilentCommand(ref string commandText)
-        {
-            bool writelog = true;
-            if (commandText.StartsWith("#"))
-            {
-                writelog = false;
-                commandText = commandText.Substring(1);
-            }
-            return writelog;
-		}
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Executes a command that returns a single value.
         /// </summary>
@@ -209,7 +198,6 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer
         /// <exception cref="umbraco.DataLayer.SqlHelperException">If a data source error occurs.</exception>
         public T ExecuteScalar<T>(string commandText, params IParameter[] parameters)
         {
-            bool writelog = SilentCommand(ref commandText);
             string commandConverted = ConvertCommand(commandText);
             P[] parametersConverted = ConvertParameters(parameters);
             try
@@ -218,8 +206,7 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                if (writelog)
-                    LogHelper.Error<SqlHelper<P>>(string.Format("Error executing query {0}", commandText), e);
+                LogHelper.Error<SqlHelper<P>>(string.Format("Error executing query {0}", commandText), e);
                 throw new SqlHelperException("ExecuteScalar", commandText, parameters, e);
             }
         }
@@ -235,7 +222,6 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer
         /// <exception cref="umbraco.DataLayer.SqlHelperException">If a data source error occurs.</exception>
         public int ExecuteNonQuery(string commandText, params IParameter[] parameters)
         {
-            bool writelog = SilentCommand(ref commandText);
 			string commandConverted = ConvertCommand(commandText);
             P[] parametersConverted = ConvertParameters(parameters);
             try
@@ -244,8 +230,7 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                if (writelog)
-                    LogHelper.Error<SqlHelper<P>>(string.Format("Error executing query {0}", commandText), e);
+                LogHelper.Error<SqlHelper<P>>(string.Format("Error executing query {0}", commandText), e);
                 throw new SqlHelperException("ExecuteNonQuery", commandText, parameters, e);
             }
         }
@@ -261,7 +246,6 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer
         /// <exception cref="umbraco.DataLayer.SqlHelperException">If a data source error occurs.</exception>
         public IRecordsReader ExecuteReader(string commandText, params IParameter[] parameters)
         {
-            bool writelog = SilentCommand(ref commandText);
 			string commandConverted = ConvertCommand(commandText);
             P[] parametersConverted = ConvertParameters(parameters);
             try
@@ -270,8 +254,7 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                if (writelog)
-                    LogHelper.Error<SqlHelper<P>>(string.Format("Error executing query {0}", commandText), e);
+                LogHelper.Error<SqlHelper<P>>(string.Format("Error executing query {0}", commandText), e);
                 throw new SqlHelperException("ExecuteReader", commandText, parameters, e);
             }
         }
@@ -287,7 +270,6 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer
         /// <exception cref="umbraco.DataLayer.SqlHelperException">If a data source error occurs.</exception>
         public XmlReader ExecuteXmlReader(string commandText, params IParameter[] parameters)
         {
-            bool writelog = SilentCommand(ref commandText);
 			string commandConverted = ConvertCommand(commandText);
             P[] parametersConverted = ConvertParameters(parameters);
             try
@@ -296,8 +278,7 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                if (writelog)
-                    LogHelper.Error<SqlHelper<P>>(string.Format("Error executing query {0}", commandText), e);
+                LogHelper.Error<SqlHelper<P>>(string.Format("Error executing query {0}", commandText), e);
                 throw new SqlHelperException("ExecuteXmlReader", commandText, parameters, e);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/umbraco.datalayer/Utility/Installer/DefaultInstallerUtility.cs b/src/umbraco.datalayer/Utility/Installer/DefaultInstallerUtility.cs
index 307af3cf60..a9ba2df617 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.datalayer/Utility/Installer/DefaultInstallerUtility.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.datalayer/Utility/Installer/DefaultInstallerUtility.cs
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer.Utility.Installer
                 {
                     if(v.ExpectedRows > -1)
                     {
-                        // execute and don't write to the log!
-                        using (var reader = SqlHelper.ExecuteReader("#" + v.Sql))
+                        using (var reader = SqlHelper.ExecuteReader(v.Sql))
                         {
                             var rowCount = 0;
                             while (reader.Read())
@@ -209,8 +208,7 @@ namespace umbraco.DataLayer.Utility.Installer
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        // execute and don't write to the log!
-                        SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery("#" + v.Sql);
+                        SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(v.Sql);
                     }
 
                     //if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(v.Table) && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(v.Field) && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(v.Value))