diff --git a/.github/workflows/no_print_in_dart.yaml b/.github/workflows/no_print_in_dart.yaml
index b321a9cc9..b1c356c31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/no_print_in_dart.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/no_print_in_dart.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for print() statements in dart code (use printV() instead)
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         run: |
-          GIT_GREP_OUT="$(git grep ' print(' | (grep .dart: || test $? = 1) | (grep -v print_verbose.dart || test $? = 1) || true)"
+          GIT_GREP_OUT="$(git grep ' print(' | (grep .dart: || test $? = 1) | (grep -v print_verbose.dart || test $? = 1) | (grep -v print_verbose_dummy.dart || test $? = 1) || true)"
           [[ "x$GIT_GREP_OUT" == "x" ]] && exit 0
           echo "$GIT_GREP_OUT"
           echo "There are .dart files which use print() statements"
diff --git a/cw_core/lib/utils/print_verbose.dart b/cw_core/lib/utils/print_verbose.dart
index de7cc8557..42014d609 100644
--- a/cw_core/lib/utils/print_verbose.dart
+++ b/cw_core/lib/utils/print_verbose.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'dart:math';
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 
 void printV(dynamic content) {
   CustomTrace programInfo = CustomTrace(StackTrace.current);
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class CustomTrace {
     try {
       _parseTrace();
     } catch (e) {
-      print("Unable to parse trace (printV): $e");
+      if (kDebugMode) print("Unable to parse trace (printV): $e");
     }
   }
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ class CustomTrace {
       columnStr = columnStr.replaceFirst(")", "");
       this.columnNumber = int.tryParse(columnStr);
     } catch (e) {
-      print("Unable to parse trace (printV): $e");
+      if (kDebugMode) print("Unable to parse trace (printV): $e");
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tool/append_translation.dart b/tool/append_translation.dart
index 8ef646502..b4c975599 100644
--- a/tool/append_translation.dart
+++ b/tool/append_translation.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'package:cw_core/utils/print_verbose.dart';
 
 import 'utils/translation/arb_file_utils.dart';
 import 'utils/translation/translation_constants.dart';
diff --git a/tool/download_moneroc_prebuilds.dart b/tool/download_moneroc_prebuilds.dart
index 378d9293b..8889a1bc1 100644
--- a/tool/download_moneroc_prebuilds.dart
+++ b/tool/download_moneroc_prebuilds.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:cw_core/utils/print_verbose.dart';
+import './print_verbose_dummy.dart';
 import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 import 'package:archive/archive_io.dart';
 
diff --git a/tool/generate_localization.dart b/tool/generate_localization.dart
index 0f9af8366..0e07dc2c3 100644
--- a/tool/generate_localization.dart
+++ b/tool/generate_localization.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'dart:convert';
-import 'package:cw_core/utils/print_verbose.dart';
+import './print_verbose_dummy.dart';
 
 import 'localization/localization_constants.dart';
 import 'utils/utils.dart';
diff --git a/tool/print_verbose_dummy.dart b/tool/print_verbose_dummy.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7286e1f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tool/print_verbose_dummy.dart
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+void printV(dynamic content) => print(content);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tool/translation_add_lang.dart b/tool/translation_add_lang.dart
index 96f22158d..e3c372a8c 100644
--- a/tool/translation_add_lang.dart
+++ b/tool/translation_add_lang.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:cw_core/utils/print_verbose.dart';
+import './print_verbose_dummy.dart';
 
 import 'utils/translation/arb_file_utils.dart';
 import 'utils/translation/translation_constants.dart';
diff --git a/tool/translation_consistence.dart b/tool/translation_consistence.dart
index df24cce15..2cdd358c8 100644
--- a/tool/translation_consistence.dart
+++ b/tool/translation_consistence.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:cw_core/utils/print_verbose.dart';
+import './print_verbose_dummy.dart';
 
 import 'utils/translation/arb_file_utils.dart';
 import 'utils/translation/translation_constants.dart';
diff --git a/tool/utils/translation/arb_file_utils.dart b/tool/utils/translation/arb_file_utils.dart
index 0fe31d85d..92a8f6e2e 100644
--- a/tool/utils/translation/arb_file_utils.dart
+++ b/tool/utils/translation/arb_file_utils.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:cw_core/utils/print_verbose.dart';
+import '../../print_verbose_dummy.dart';
 
 void appendStringToArbFile(String fileName, String name, String text, {bool force = false}) {
   final file = File(fileName);