diff --git a/src/AutoHideDockContainer.cpp b/src/AutoHideDockContainer.cpp
index 936782c..08370a3 100644
--- a/src/AutoHideDockContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/AutoHideDockContainer.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ void CAutoHideDockContainer::updateSize()
 //============================================================================
 CAutoHideDockContainer::~CAutoHideDockContainer()
 {
-	qDebug() << "~CAutoHideDockContainer()"
 	ADS_PRINT("~CAutoHideDockContainer");
 
 	// Remove event filter in case there are any queued messages
@@ -417,11 +416,6 @@ void CAutoHideDockContainer::collapseView(bool Enable)
 		show();
 		d->DockWidget->dockManager()->setDockWidgetFocused(d->DockWidget);
 		qApp->installEventFilter(this);
-
-		qDebug() << "CAutoHideDockContainer.hidden " << this->isHidden();
-		qDebug() << "d->DockArea->isHidden() " << d->DockArea->isHidden();
-		qDebug() << "d->DockWidget->isHidden() " << d->DockWidget->isHidden();
-		qDebug() << "CAutoHideDockContainer.geometry() " << this->geometry();
 	}
 
 	ADS_PRINT("CAutoHideDockContainer::collapseView " << Enable);
diff --git a/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp b/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
index adaad98..a48883c 100644
--- a/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::insertDockWidget(int index, CDockWidget* DockWidget,
 //============================================================================
 void CDockAreaWidget::removeDockWidget(CDockWidget* DockWidget)
 {
-	qDebug() << "CDockAreaWidget::removeDockWidget";
     ADS_PRINT("CDockAreaWidget::removeDockWidget");
     auto CurrentDockWidget = currentDockWidget();
   	auto NextOpenDockWidget = (DockWidget == CurrentDockWidget) ? nextOpenDockWidget(DockWidget) : nullptr;
diff --git a/src/DockContainerWidget.cpp b/src/DockContainerWidget.cpp
index 2569539..9727062 100644
--- a/src/DockContainerWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/DockContainerWidget.cpp
@@ -846,7 +846,6 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::addDockAreasToList(const QList<CDockAreaWidget*
 //============================================================================
 void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::appendDockAreas(const QList<CDockAreaWidget*> NewDockAreas)
 {
-	qDebug() << "DockContainerWidgetPrivate::appendDockAreas";
 	DockAreas.append(NewDockAreas);
 	for (auto DockArea : NewDockAreas)
 	{
@@ -1326,13 +1325,11 @@ CDockContainerWidget::CDockContainerWidget(CDockManager* DockManager, QWidget *p
 	{
 		d->DockManager->registerDockContainer(this);
 		createRootSplitter();
-		if (CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::AutoHideFeatureEnabled))
-		{
-			createSideTabBarWidgets();
-		}
+		createSideTabBarWidgets();
 	}
 }
 
+
 //============================================================================
 CDockContainerWidget::~CDockContainerWidget()
 {
@@ -1566,7 +1563,6 @@ void CDockContainerWidget::addDockArea(CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget,
 //============================================================================
 void CDockContainerWidget::removeDockArea(CDockAreaWidget* area)
 {
-	qDebug() << "CDockContainerWidget::removeDockArea " << d->DockAreas.contains(area);
     ADS_PRINT("CDockContainerWidget::removeDockArea");
     // If it is an auto hide area, then there is nothing much to do
 	if (area->isAutoHide())
@@ -1779,7 +1775,6 @@ void CDockContainerWidget::dropFloatingWidget(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWi
 void CDockContainerWidget::dropWidget(QWidget* Widget, DockWidgetArea DropArea, CDockAreaWidget* TargetAreaWidget)
 {
     CDockWidget* SingleDockWidget = topLevelDockWidget();
-    qDebug() << "CDockContainerWidget::dropWidget";
 	if (TargetAreaWidget)
 	{
 		d->moveToNewSection(Widget, TargetAreaWidget, DropArea);
@@ -1956,6 +1951,11 @@ void CDockContainerWidget::createRootSplitter()
 //============================================================================
 void CDockContainerWidget::createSideTabBarWidgets()
 {
+	if (!CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::AutoHideFeatureEnabled))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
 	{
 		auto Area = SideBarLocation::Left;
         d->SideTabBarWidgets[Area] = new CSideTabBar(this, Area);
diff --git a/src/SideTabBar.cpp b/src/SideTabBar.cpp
index 8ee67a3..7bd03c1 100644
--- a/src/SideTabBar.cpp
+++ b/src/SideTabBar.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ CSideTabBar::CSideTabBar(CDockContainerWidget* parent, SideBarLocation area) :
 CSideTabBar::~CSideTabBar() 
 {
 	qDebug() << "~CSideTabBar() ";
+	qDebug() << "parent " << d->ContainerWidget;
 	// The SideTabeBar is not the owner of the tabs and to prevent deletion
 	// we set the parent here to nullptr to remove it from the children
 	auto Tabs = findChildren<CDockWidgetSideTab*>(QString(), Qt::FindDirectChildrenOnly);
@@ -161,7 +162,6 @@ void CSideTabBar::removeDockWidget(CDockWidget* DockWidget)
 //============================================================================
 void CSideTabBar::removeSideTab(CDockWidgetSideTab* SideTab)
 {
-	qDebug() << "CSideTabBar::removeSideTab " << SideTab->text();
 	SideTab->removeEventFilter(this);
     d->TabsLayout->removeWidget(SideTab);
     if (d->TabsLayout->isEmpty())