}
        }
 
-       bool flatten_module(RTLIL::Design *design, RTLIL::Module *module, pool<RTLIL::Cell*> &handled_cells, bool in_recursion)
+       bool flatten_module(RTLIL::Design *design, RTLIL::Module *module, pool<RTLIL::Cell*> &handled_cells)
        {
-               std::string mapmsg_prefix = in_recursion ? "Recursively mapping" : "Mapping";
-
                if (!design->selected(module) || module->get_blackbox_attribute(ignore_wb))
                        return false;
 
                                mkdebug.off();
                        }
 
-                       log_debug("%s %s.%s (%s) using %s.\n", mapmsg_prefix.c_str(), log_id(module), log_id(cell), log_id(cell->type), log_id(tpl));
+                       log_debug("Flattening %s.%s (%s) using %s.\n", log_id(module), log_id(cell), log_id(cell->type), log_id(tpl));
                        flatten_module(design, module, cell, tpl);
                        did_something = true;
                }
                        worker.flatten_do_list.insert(top_mod->name);
                        while (!worker.flatten_do_list.empty()) {
                                auto mod = design->module(*worker.flatten_do_list.begin());
-                               while (worker.flatten_module(design, mod, handled_cells, false)) { }
+                               while (worker.flatten_module(design, mod, handled_cells)) { }
                                worker.flatten_done_list.insert(mod->name);
                                worker.flatten_do_list.erase(mod->name);
                        }
                } else {
                        for (auto mod : design->modules().to_vector())
-                               while (worker.flatten_module(design, mod, handled_cells, false)) { }
+                               while (worker.flatten_module(design, mod, handled_cells)) { }
                }
 
                log_suppressed();