diff --git a/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts b/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts
index ff366a105..4a121f8a4 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { curveLinear } from 'd3';
 import ELK from 'elkjs/lib/elk.bundled.js';
 import type { InternalHelpers, LayoutData, RenderOptions, SVG, SVGGroup } from 'mermaid';
 import { type TreeData, findCommonAncestor } from './find-common-ancestor.js';
-import type { NodeChildren } from 'mermaid/dist/rendering-util/types.js';
 
 type Node = LayoutData['nodes'][number];
 // Used to calculate distances in order to avoid floating number rounding issues when comparing floating numbers
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ interface LabelData {
 }
 
 interface NodeWithVertex extends Omit<Node, 'domId'> {
-  children?: NodeChildren;
+  children?: LayoutData['nodes'];
   labelData?: LabelData;
   domId?: Node['domId'] | SVGGroup | d3.Selection<SVGAElement, unknown, Element | null, unknown>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.ts
index 952315117..778557bc6 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.ts
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ export const draw: DrawDefinition = async (text, id, _version, diagObj) => {
     fallback: 'cose-bilkent',
   });
   // For mindmap diagrams, prioritize mindmap-specific layout algorithm configuration
-  const preferredLayout = conf?.layoutAlgorithm ?? layout ?? 'cose-bilkent';
-  log.debug('Mindmap renderer - preferredLayout:', preferredLayout);
-  log.debug('Mindmap renderer - conf?.layoutAlgorithm:', conf?.layoutAlgorithm);
-  log.debug('Mindmap renderer - layout:', layout);
-
-  log.debug('Mindmap renderer - selected layoutAlgorithm:', data4Layout.layoutAlgorithm);
-  log.debug('APA01 Mindmap renderer - data4Layout.rootNode exists:', !!data4Layout.rootNode);
 
   data4Layout.diagramId = id;