diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 99800a600..ba8944a24 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ int32_t komodo_validate_interest(uint32_t *expiredp,const CTransaction& tx,uint3
                 } else fprintf(stderr,"validateinterest grandfather.%d locktime %u vs txheighttime.%u tiptime.%u txb.%u cmp.%u\n",(int32_t)txheight,tx.nLockTime,txheighttime,tiptime,txblocktime,cmptime);
             }
         }
-        //fprintf(stderr,"validateinterest accept.%d tip.%d locktime %u/%u vs txheighttime.%u tiptime.%u txb.%u cmp.%u\n",(int32_t)txheight,(int32_t)chainActive.Tip()->nHeight,(int32_t)tx.nLockTime,locktime,txheighttime,tiptime,txblocktime,cmptime);
+        fprintf(stderr,"validateinterest accept.%d tip.%d locktime %u/%u vs txheighttime.%u tiptime.%u txb.%u cmp.%u\n",(int32_t)txheight,(int32_t)chainActive.Tip()->nHeight,(int32_t)tx.nLockTime,locktime,txheighttime,tiptime,txblocktime,cmptime);
     }
     return(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 3caf774c0..301a1037a 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
             {
                 if ( expired != 0 )
                 {
-                    //fprintf(stderr,"expire from mempool tx. need to verify this works\n");//(%d %d) %.8f\n",tx.vins.size(),tx.vouts.size(),(double)tx.vouts[0].nValue/COIN);
-                    //list<CTransaction> removed;
-                    //mempool.remove(tx, removed, true);
+                    fprintf(stderr,"expire from mempool tx. need to verify this works\n");//(%d %d) %.8f\n",tx.vins.size(),tx.vouts.size(),(double)tx.vouts[0].nValue/COIN);
+                    list<CTransaction> removed;
+                    mempool.remove(tx, removed, true);
                 }
                 continue;
             } //else fprintf(stderr,"coinbase or is finaltx (%d %u)\n",(int32_t)nHeight,(uint32_t)tx.nLockTime);