diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
index 89093b7c6950b2b58e6d610d47f5f524f396ed9c..79ad5589b7f1af4cc30683eae118500b02a7fe5e 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ def create_order(request):
     attempt.save()
 
     course_id = request.POST['course_id']
-    log.critical(course_id)
 
     # I know, we should check this is valid. All kinds of stuff missing here
     # enrollment = CourseEnrollment.create_enrollment(request.user, course_id)
diff --git a/lms/templates/verify_student/photo_verification.html b/lms/templates/verify_student/photo_verification.html
index 8cc81bc5f8c12b5504607905ac48e58165d57739..b8fb88eed478e13b5976f812a5366873ec5a49cd 100644
--- a/lms/templates/verify_student/photo_verification.html
+++ b/lms/templates/verify_student/photo_verification.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     var xhr = $.post(
       "create_order",
       {
-        "course_id" : "${course_id|u}"
+        "course_id" : "${course_id}"
       },
       function(data) {
         for (prop in data) {